Infectious Diarrhea CIS - Unrein Flashcards
undercooked food, unpasteurized milk, contaminated water, guiallan barre, developed countries
campylobacter
clindamycin use
c dificile
drinking water in underdeveloped countries
vibrio cholera
contaminated water and food
norovirus
bloody diarrhea, mucous in stool, croded areas, fever, children younger than 4
shigella
diagnosis of c dif
toxin A and B
PCR highly sensitive
tx c dif
metrondiazole
vancomycin
fidaxomicin
last resort - fecal transplant
parasite in unpurified water
giardia
diagnosis of exclusion
phenolphthalein
liver disease, bloody diarrhea, developing countries
entamoeba histolytica
long incubation, person to person contact
hep A
childhood illness in developing nations and in daycare center outbreaks, immunocompromised
cryptosporidium parvum
diagnosis of cryptosporidium
acid fast
serologic assay stool antigen
daycare, fever, diarrhea
rotavirus
incubation 2-4 days
Abs - life long immunity
high fever, sore thraot, pharyngitis, 1 week incubation
adenovirus
older individuals grouped together, incubation 2-4 days
norovirus
no lifelong immunity
gram negative comma shaped
vibrio cholera
rice water stool
vibrio cholera
watery diarrhea, fast onset 2-4 hours, improper stored food, creams
staph aureus
unpasteurized milk
campylobacter
most common enteric pathogen in developed countries
prolonged diarrhea weeks to months
giardia lamblia
bloody diarrhea, crowded areas, fever greater than 101
shigella
amoxicillin/clavulanate
antibiotic induced diarrhea
HUS, bloody diarrhea, jaundice
EHEC