Infections of the gastrointestinal tract Flashcards
1
Q
What areas of the GI tract are usually mostly sterile?
A
- Stomach
- Small Intestine
2
Q
What % of the immune system is in the gut?
A
-80%
3
Q
Where are normal microbiota confined to?
A
- Mouth
- Large Intestine
4
Q
What are the two types of foodborne diseases?
A
- Food poisoning
- Food infection
5
Q
What is food poisoning?
A
- Food containing microbial toxins
- Less common
6
Q
What is food infection?
A
- More common
- Ingestion of food containing pathogens
7
Q
How is clostridium defficile transmitted? (c.difficile)
A
-Faecal- Oral route
8
Q
How is c.difficile hard to kill?
A
- Heat resistant spores
- Arent killed by alcohol-based cleaner
9
Q
Why can’t antibiotics treat C.difficile?
A
- Because antibiotics disrupt the normal flora
- C.diff love and flourish under these conditions
10
Q
What is the only effective transplant for C. difficile?
A
-Faecal transplant
