Infectious Diarrhea

Question 1

Diarrhea assoc. with poultry

Answer 1

Salmonella

Question 2

Diarrhea assoc. with Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Answer 2

Campylobacter

Question 3

Diarrhea assoc. with HUS

Answer 3

E. coli 0157:H7

Question 4

Diarrhea assoc. with HUS (2nd most common association)

Answer 4

Shigella

Question 5

Diarrhea assoc. with shellfish and cruise ships

Answer 5

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Question 6

Diarrhea assoc. with shellfish, hx of liver disease, skin disease

Answer 6

Vibrio vulnificus

Question 7

Diarrhea assoc. with hemochromatosis, blood transfusions, affinity for Fe

Answer 7

Yersinia

Question 8

Diarrhea assoc. with abx use, WBCs, and RBCs in stool

Answer 8

C. difficile

Question 9

What is lactoferrin test?

Answer 9

glycoprotein expressed by activated neutrophils

Question 10

MAD test for blood and WBCs in stool?

Answer 10

stool culture

Question 11

Diarrhea assoc. with camping, unfiltered water with NO blood in stool

Answer 11

Giardia

Question 12

Diarrhea assoc. with AIDS

Answer 12

Cryptosporidiosis

Question 13

Best test for Cryptosporidiosis

Answer 13

acid fast stain

Question 14

Vomiting with NO blood in diarrhea

Answer 14

Bacillus cereus or Staphylococcus

Question 15

Symptoms of Scombroid

Answer 15

wheezing, flushing, rash

Question 16

Tx for Scombroid

Answer 16

Antihistamines

Question 17

Treatment for Giardia

Answer 17

Metronidazole

Question 18

Tx for Cryptosporidium

Answer 18

Treat underlying AIDS

NITAZOXANIDE

Question 19

Tx for B. cereus or Staph diarrea

Answer 19

fluids

Question 20

Tx for moderate - severe diarrhea

Answer 20

IV fluids and antibiotics (usually Ciprofloxacin)