Lower intestinal infections Flashcards
1
Q
Bacteria that cause Inflammatory diarrhea, including dysentery (bloody diarrhea and fever) (7)
A
- Shigella
- EIEC, EHEC
- Salmonella enterica serovar Thyphimurium
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- C. difficile
- Entamoeba histolytica
2
Q
Non bloody diarrhea
A
- Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) travelers diarrhea
- Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC)
- Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC)- neonates and summer diarrhea
- Vibrio cholerae
TOXIN MEDIATED:
1. Clostridioles perfringens
- Bacillus cereus
- Staphylococcus aureus
PARASITES
- Giardia intestinalis
- Cryptosporidium spp.
- Cyclospora cayetensis
- Microsporidia
3
Q
Bacteria that cause Diarrhea with systemic disease including enteric fever
A
- Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi
- Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi
- Yersenia enterocolita
- Campylobacter spp