Infectious Diarrhea Flashcards
Is infectious diarrhea most commonly caused by Bac or Viruses?
Viruses
#1 Norovirus
Risk factors for infectious diarrhea?
Highest for children < 5
Adults > 65
Immunocompromised
Which virus causes Rice water stools
Cholera
Which virus causes diarrhea with bloody stools w/o stool leukocytes?
Shiga Toxin producing enterohemorrhagic E.coli
Which pathogen causes diarrhea and abd pain?
Shigella, Campylobacter
Which pathogen causes Diarrhea with Tenesmus?
Proctitis, Shigellosis, or Amebiasis
What pathogen causes diarrhea with bloating?
Giardiasis
Which pathogen causes diarrhea with appendicitis like syndrome?
Yersinia
M/C cause of acute gastroenteritis in the US and globally?
Norovirus
does norovirus cause bloody diarrhea?
no
Signs of dehydration?
Depressed fontanelles
Skin turgor
Dry mucus membranes
Constipation
Which virus is most likely to cause acute-onset vomiting with nonbloody diarrhea on a cruise
Norovirus
Why is Rotavirus no longer the #1 cause of infectious diarrhea?
Rotavirus Vaccine is given within first few months
Which pathogen causes diarrhea with appendicitis like syndrome?
Yersinia
Which bacteria cause infectious diarhhea?
Salmonella
Campylobacter
Shigella
Enterotoxigenic E. coli
Clostridioides difficile
How do you know infectious bacteria is viral or bacterial?
≥ 4 diarrheal stools/d for > 3 days etiology will be a bacterial infection ~ 87% of the time
Which protozoa cause infectious diarrhea?
Cryptosporidium
Giardia
Cyclospora
Entamoeba
How do you get Campylobacter Jejuni?
Undercooked meat
Unpasteurized milk
Puppies
Campylobacter Jejuni is one of the main causes for __________ syndrome
Guillain Barre Syndrome
Immune system mistakenly attacks part of PNS
ABX for Campylobacter Jejuni?
Azithromycin
Is it better to have Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) or Shiga Toxin-producing and Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli (EHEC)?
ETEC is better than EHEC
Trmnt for Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli (EHEC)
Fluoroquinolones
Gold standard lab test for enteric salmonellosis?
Stool culture
