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invasion bugs GI

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infection: invasive pathogens to GI present with what?   Fecal leukocytes present, fever, blood in stoll  
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Salmonella characteristics   gram neg rod, non-lactose fermenter, produce H2S  
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Salmonella serotypes... (3)   O ag- somatic, H ag- flagella, Vi ag- capsular polysaccharide  
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Salmonella pathogenesis   sensitive to gastric acid (need large numbers for infection, Bacterial type III secretory system, survive intracellularly (in vacuoles then lyse)  
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S. enteritidis virulence   inflammatory diarrhea  
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Salmonella Typhi clinical characteristics   typhoid fever... fever, non-productive cough, skin develops rose spots  
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Salmonella typhi virulence   enters blood stream, little damage to intestine (little diarrhea), involvement with other organs  
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3 salmonella manifestations   Enteritis, Septicemia, enteric fever  
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Salmonella Enteritis....   most common form (6-48 hours after injection)  
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Salmonella Septicemia...   more prevalent in old young and immunocompromised  
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Salmonella Enteric Fever....   Typhoid fever, bacteria pass through gastric cells and engulfed by macrophage, 10-14 days after ingestion, rose spots (skin lesions)  
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Salmonella on MacConkey   clear bc does NOT ferment lactose  
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Shigella characteristics...   non-motile gram neg, non-lactose fermenter, survive in CYTOPLASM, RESISTANT TO STOMACH ACIDS (few needed for infection)  
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Shigella Virulence...   type III secretion system, use host actin as rocket to propel to next cell  
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Shigella clinical features....   dysentery, small volume stools, pain pooping, rarely enters bloodstream  
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Shigella treatment   fluids and electrolytes,, anti-diarrheal contraindicated  
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Campylobacter characteristics (leading cause of diarrheal illness in the US   gram neg curved rod, motile (flagella, can survive intracellularly in monocytes or intestinal ep. cells  
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Campylobacter Virulence   flagella, adhere, type III secretory system, inflammatory and bloody diarrhea  
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Campylobacter clinical presentation   watery stool, isolated on Campy BAP or Skirrow media, if symptoms longer then a week add antibiotics  
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Yersinia enterocolitica characterisitics   winter months, gram neg rod, invades mucous of terminal ilieum, often mistaken for appendicitis  
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Yersinia enterocolitica presentation   fever, 2-3 weeks with abdominal pain, not much diarrhea  
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Vibrio cholera characteristics...   curved gram neg rod w/ single FLAGELLA,  
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Vibrio cholera presentation,....   voluminous watery diarrhea (rice-water), acute illness due to enterotoxin rapid loss of water (A-B toxin..A increases cAMP)  
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Vibrio cholera transmission....   Contaminated water.... (seafood uncooked)  
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Vibrio cholera agar....   TCBS agar  
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus characteristics   most virulent, salt loving, often found in undercooked shellfish, contaminated sushi, often seen in Japan  
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