(II) Gram Negative Rods - (6) Shigella spp. Flashcards

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Name 3 ways you can distinguish Shigella from Salmonella

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Shigella Salmonella
Green on Hektoen Black on Hektoen
Immotile Motile
Acid stable Acid labile

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Describe how Shigella infects cells

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(1) Induces phagocytosis by M-cells
(2) Uses actin filaments to escape

(Once escaped, it’s phagocytosed by MΦs, and then induces apoptosis and subsequent Inflammation.)

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3
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What type of diarrhea does Shigella cause?

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(1) Inflammatory
(2) ⇒ Bloody

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What population gets HUS from Shigella?

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Children <10 years old

(Due to Shigella DYSENTERIAE. Also associated with Reitter’s syndrome.)

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MOA: Shiga toxin

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Inhibits 60s ribosome

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Name 3 enteric bacteria with Type III secretion systems

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(1) Shigella
(2) Salmonella
(3) Y. enterocolitica

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Clinical presentation of Shigella:

(Depends on which strand)
1. Sh. dysenteriae: […]
2. Sh. sonnei: […]

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Clinical presentation of Shigella:

(Depends on which strand)
1. Sh. dysenteriae: Dysentry (frequent passage of blood-stained mucopurulent stools, may be complicated by Hemolytic-uremic syndrome from Shiga toxin)
2. Sh. sonnei: common cause of mild diarrhoeal disease (outbreaks in institutions)

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Shigella is one of the leading bacterial causes of […] worldwide, causing an estimated 80–165 million cases
It is closely related to E.coli.

Transmission:
[…]

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Shigella is one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrhea worldwide, causing an estimated 80–165 million cases
It is closely related to E.coli.

Transmission:
Faecal-oral, flies (most infections are transmitted from person to person. Very low dose is required for infection)

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