Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

invasion bugs GI

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

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards