Shigella Flashcards
1
Q
Shigella is
A
gram negative rodw
2
Q
what is the most severe shigella
A
S.dysenteriae (A)
3
Q
what is most predominant in developing countries
A
s. flexneri (B)
4
Q
what are the symptoms of shigella
(gorilla on the red stool
A
bloody diarrhea
5
Q
what two syndrome can also happen
A
HUS and Reiters chronic arthritis syndrome
6
Q
resistant to what
A
acid
7
Q
what do they adhere and trancytose
A
M cells
8
Q
what is the most important factor of these bacteria
A
invade blood cells from the basolateral side
9
Q
what is the enterotoxin produced
A
shiga toxin
10
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