Salmonella Flashcards
1
Q
does it love oxygen
A
Fascultative
2
Q
mobility
A
motile
3
Q
spore forming?
A
non-spore forming
4
Q
which type is pathogetic to human
A
Serovar Typhi (O9,12) causes enteric fever
Gastroenteritis
5
Q
symptoms of Enteric fever
A
Fever, yelliw green diarrhea
Bacteremia
Rose spots l, enlarged liver and spleen
GI perforation leads to GI hemorrhage
6
Q
Pathophysiology
A
S typhi survives through passage through stomach and reach intestines. Invades and destroys human colonic mucosa.
Invade intestinal M cells and enter submucosa, engulfed by macrophages
S typhi multiply in macrophage iin lymph nodes and induce apoptosis
Lead to bloodstream and cause enteric fever
7
Q
Treatment
A
Ciprofloxacin
Cephalosporins
Azithromycin
Fluid replenish
