Lecture 6.2: Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards

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What is the structure of Enterobacteriaceae?

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  • Family of gram-negative bacteria
  • Rod-shaped
  • Most have flagella and fimbriae (pili) -peritrichous
  • Do not form spores
  • Some have capsules
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Physiology of Enterobacteriaceae? (7)

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  • Grow rapidly and have simple nutritional requirements
  • Facultative anaerobes
  • They ferment glucose, reduce nitrate
  • Catalase positive
  • Oxidase negative unlike other gram-negative rods
  • Pathogenic members of E. do not ferment lactose
  • Pathogenic members of E. are resistant to bile salts
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Virulence Factors of Enterobacteriaceae (6)

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  • Flagellar H antigen
  • Capsular K or Vi antigen

• Liposaccharide (LPS)

  • O antigen
  • Core polysaccharide (present in all E.)
  • Lipid A (responsible for endotoxin activity)
  • Siderophores
  • Type III secretion system
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
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Species of Salmonella that cause Gastroenteritis? (4)

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  • S. enteritidis
  • S. typhimurium
  • S. montevideo
  • S. wien
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What Salmonella species most commonly causes Gastroenteritis?

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• Primarily caused by S. enteriditis

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Gastroenteritis via Salmonella: Symptoms

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  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhoea
  • Fever
  • Abdominal Cramps
  • Symptoms may persist for 2-7 days
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Gastroenteritis via Salmonella: Treatment

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  • Rehydration

* Cephalosporins if infection spreads to blood stream

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How does Salmonella infect a host?

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1) It attaches to mucosa (epithelial cells) of small intestine
2) This triggers endocytosis of Salmonella
3) It then remain in the endocytic vesicles where it replicates
4) S. enterica produce enterotoxins and kill host cells
5) This causes inflammation, cramps, diarrhoea and fever in host
6) It may also enter bloodstream and lead to septicaemia

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Species of Salmonella that cause Enteric Fever (Typhoid Fever)? (2)

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  • S. typhi

* S. paratyphi (paratyphoid fever)

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How is Typhoid Fever contracted?

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Originates from ingestion of food and water contaminated with human excreta and through contact with infected person

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What is Typhoid (Enteric) Fever? Symptoms?

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  • Acute, life-threatening illness caused by S. typhi
  • High fever (within 10 to 14 days)
  • Headache (within 10 to 14 days)
  • Myalgia (within 10 to 14 days)
  • Malaise (within 10 to 14 days)
  • At least a week of constipation and abdominal cramping
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How long do symptoms of Typhoid Fever persist?

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3-4 weeks

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Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever

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  • Stool
  • Blood
  • Bone Marrow
  • Urine Sample Analysis
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Treatments for Typhoid Fever

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  • Antibiotics (fluoroquinolones, chloramphenicol, cephalosporins)
  • Vaccinations are also available
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How does S.typhi infect a host? (6)

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  • Ingestion of contaminated food or water
  • Invade small intestine and enter bloodstream
  • Carried by white blood cells to liver, spleen, and bone marrow
  • Multiply and re-enter the bloodstream
  • Invade gallbladder, biliary system & lymphatic tissue of the bowel
  • Then pass into the intestinal tract
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Typhoid Fever: Stage 1

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• A slowly rising temperature
• Relative bradycardia (unusually slow heart rate)
• Malaise (discomfort or uneasiness)
• Headache
• Cough
• In ¼ of cases, epistaxis (acute hemorrhage from the nostril, nasal cavity, or
nasopharynx)

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Typhoid Fever: Stage 2

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  • Continuing high fever
  • Extremely distended abdomen
  • Considerable weight loss
  • Bradycardia continues
  • Dicrotic pulse wave
  • Delirium is frequent, often calm and sometimes agitated
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Typhoid Fever: Stage 3

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  • Intestinal hemorrhage
  • Intestinal perforation
  • Encephalitis (inflammation of the brain)
  • Fever is still very high
  • Increased delirium
  • Dehydration
  • Motionlessness with eyes half-opened
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Typhoid Fever: Stage 4

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• Defervescence (very high fever) commences that continues into fourth week

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Complications of Typhoid Fever

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  • Overwhelming infections
  • Pneumonia
  • Intestinal bleeding and perforation
  • Kidney failure
  • Peritonitis
  • Eventual Death
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What can you do to water to reduce transmission of Typhoid Fever?

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Chlorinate Water

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How are the clinically relevant species of Shigella classified?

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  • Into four O-antigen- based serogroups
  • S. dysenteriae, S. flexneri , S. boydii and S. sonnei
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What does Shigella cause?

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  • Cause shigellosis (bacillary dysentery)
  • Bacterial gastroenteritis
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Shigella Mechanism of Infection (7)

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1) Shigella attaches to epithelial cells of colon
2) This triggers endocytosis
3) Shigella multiplies in cytosol
4) Shigella invades neighbouring epithelial cells (actin filaments)
5) Thus avoiding immune defences
6) An abscess forms as epithelial cells are killed by infection
7) Shigella that enters blood is quickly phagocytised

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How is Shigella transmitted?

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Person to person by the faecal-oral route especially in overcrowded places and areas of poor sanitary conditions

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Symptoms of Shigella

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  • Abdominal Cramps
  • Diarrhoea
  • Fever
  • Bloody Stools
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Shigella

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• Diagnosis: Stool Sample Analysis
• Rehydration
• Antibiotics (fluoroquinolones, trimethoprim, sulfamethoxazole ciprofloxacin or
azithromycin)

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Escherichia coli

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Gram-negative
Facultative anaerobic
Rod-shaped
Coliform

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What conditions are commonly associated with E.coli?

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  • Gastroenteritis
  • Urinary Tract Infections
  • Meningitis
  • Sepsis
  • Haemorrhagic Colitis
  • Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome
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What is the most common cause of Haemorrhagic Colitis & Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome?

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E.coli O157:H7

Source of infection: undercooked beef (particularly mince, burgers and
meatballs) or unpasteurised milk

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Gastroenteritis-causing E.coli Strains

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  • Enterotoxigenic (ETEC)
  • Enteropathogenic (EPEC)
  • Enteroaggregative (EAEC)
  • Shiga Toxin-Producing (STEC)/ Enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC)
  • Enteroinvasive (EIEC)
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E.coli: Enterotoxigenic (ETEC)

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  • Traveller’s diarrhoea
  • Infant diarrhoea
  • In developing countries
  • Watery non-bloody diarrhoea, vomiting, cramps, nausea, low-grade fever
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E.coli: Enteropathogenic (EPEC)

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  • Infant diarrhoea, often in developing countries
  • Watery diarrhoea, vomiting
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E.coli: Enteroaggregative (EAEC)

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  • Infant diarrhoea in developing/developed countries
  • People with HIV
  • Traveller’s diarrhoea
  • Watery diarrhoea, vomiting, dehydration, low-grade fever
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E.coli: Shiga Toxin-Producing (STEC)/ Enterohaemorrhagic (EHEC)

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  • Watery diarrhoea
  • Followed by Haemorrhagic Colitis (bloody diarrhoea)
  • Abdominal cramps
  • No or Low-grade Fever
  • Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome
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E.coli: Enteroinvasive (EIEC)

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  • Rare in developing/developed countries
  • Fever
  • Cramping
  • Watery diarrhoea
  • May progress to dysentery with scant bloody stools
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What is Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome?

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Small blood vessels in kidneys become damaged and inflamed

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What is Dysentery?

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An infection of the intestines that causes diarrhoea containing blood or mucus

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E.Coli O157:H7 Gastroenteritis: Diagnosis & Treatment

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  • Diagnosis: Stool Sample Analysis (MacConkey agar or selective media)
  • Rehydration and correction of electrolyte abnormalities (fluids)
  • Antibiotics
  • Blood transfusion and haemolysis
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What does Yersinia affect?

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Affects terminal ileum and if mesenteric lymph nodes are enlarged disease can mimic appendicitis

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What is Yersinia? What does it cause?

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• Gram-negative
• Non-motile
• Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis
• They cause enterocolitis (yersiniosis) in Scandinavian and other northern
European countries and in the colder areas of North America