SBA Infections Flashcards
Traveller’s diarrhoea
E. coli
Water stool, cramps, nausea, >3 bowel motions in 24hrs
E. coli
Prolonged non bloody diarrhoea, associated with bloating, burping, passing wind
Giardia
Seen in travellers from Eastern Europe and Russia
Giardia
Profuse watery diarrhoea (“rice-water”)
Cholera
Giardia treatment
Metronidazole
Seen in travellers from Africa, Asia, Haiti
Cholera
Cholera treatment
Rehydration, doxycycline and ciprofloxacin
Bloody diarrhoea, vomiting and pain
Shigella
Shigella treatment
Ciprofloxacin
Ill after eating offs, chicken
Salmonella
Salmonella treatment
Ciprofloxacin
Severe vomiting 4-8 hrs after ingestion
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus treatment
Normally self limiting - rehydration
Flu-like prodrome, fever and diarrhoea
Campylobacter
Transmitted from farmyard animal foods
Campylobacter
Campylobacter treatment
Clarithromycin
Campylobacter complications
Guillain-Barre syndrome, Miller-fisher syndrome