Shigella and Salmonella Flashcards
Presentation Cell Biology Epidemiology Transmission i. innoculum Incubation Period Pathogenesis Treatment Prevention I. Salmonella A S. Typhi B. S. cholerasuis C. S. Enteriditis/ tymphimurium II. Shigella A. most are pretty similar
shigella ___ is the most common species in the developing world
shigella dysenteriae
shigella _____ is the most common form in the US
shigella sonnei
Shigelli ____ is the most common kind in India
shigella boydii
shigella ____ also common in developing countries
shigella flexneri
shigella: cell bio
gram +
shigella: presentation
fever and diarrhea with bloody stool and tenesmus
tenesmus
the feeling of needing to constantly pass stool
shigella: bacteremia
no/ rare
shigellia: incubation
1-4 days
persists for 1-4 week after recovery
shigella: innoculum
100 bugs, acid tolerant
shigellla: vaccine?
no
shigella: treatment
fluid and electrolyte replacement
shigella: diagnosis
a. motility
b. gas production?
c. h2S
Stool Analysis 1. non motile 2 non gas producing 3. no H2S 4. PMNs= invasive disease *compare to salmonella * indole and ureas negative
indole test
ability of bacteria to convert tryptophan to pyruvate and indole, a metabolite
Kilger Iron Agar
demonstrates sugar fermentation, gas production, and H2S production
shigella: prevention
sanitation
shiga toxin
an exotoxin with two subunits A and B
shiga toxin subunit B
binds to intestinal cells
shiga toxin subunit A
binds to 60 S ribosomal RNA to prevent protein synthesis