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The different pathogens causing diarrhoea, source and treatment

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Bacteria
Source/ history
Inv/toxigenicClinical feature
Investigations/Treatment
Systemic/ special consideratio
Ecoli 0157:H7   Hamburger: Undercooked beef   Invasive bacteria: fever, blood in stools, faecal leukocyte in stool   No antibiotic Supportive, if needed Plasmapheresis   Haemolytic uraemic syndrome, thrombocytopaenia, renal failure  
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C. difficile   Prolonged use of antibiotics   Invasive bacteria: fever, blood in stools, faecal leukocyte in stool   1)Metronidazole 2)Oral Vancomycin (not IV vanc. as low conc.) 3) IV metranidazole   Psuedomembranous collitis. C.diff toxin in stool  
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Yersinia Enterocolitica   Food and water   Invasive bacteria. Abdo pain in right lower quadrant mimicing appendicitis   Stool culture and Elisa Ceftriaxone+Gentamycin or Fluroquinolone    
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Amebiasis   Hx of travel   Fever abdominal pain, bloody diarrhoea   Elisa for amoeaba antigen using serum or stool - for acute. Metranidazole + Paromycin or Inodoquinol   Mucosal thickening and classic flask shaped ulcer. May mimic UC. Complication: Hepatic Abscess  
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Staph aureus   Diary products and meat   Toxigenic: watery diarrhoea, no blood, no fever, no faecal luecocyte. Vomiting more prominent than diarrhoea   Supportive   Rapid onset within <8 h.  
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Bacillus Cereus   Reheated rice   Toxigenic Vomiting more prominent than diarrhoea   Supportive    
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Clostritium Perfringens   Rewarmed meat   TOxigenic Diarrhoea more prominent than vomiting   Supportive    
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Enterotoxigenic Ecoli   Hx of travel   DIarrhoea more prominent than vomiting   Ciprofloxacin    
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Vibrio Parahaemolyticus   Sea food   Toxigenic Diarrhoea more prominent than vomiting   Supportive    
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Vibrio cholera   Contaminated water   Toxigenic Diarrhoea more prominent   IV fluids + Tetracycline    
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Viral gasteroenteritis   Most common   FEVER, VOmiting but no leucocyte present in stool, NO blood.      
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Campylobacter Jejuni   Eating undercooked poultry   Invasive bacteria: fever, blood in stools, faecal leukocyte in stool   Ciprofloxacin or Erythromycin   Reactive arthritis, Gulliane Barre syndrome  
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Shigella   Not washing hands and cleaning food products   Invasive bacteria: fever, blood in stools, faecal leukocyte in stool   Ciprofloxacin   Haemolytic Uraemic syndrome, Reactive arthritis  
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Salmonella   Poor kitchen hygiene, not cleaning food, poorly thawed food.   Invasive bacteria   Do not give antibiotics as it prolongs the carrier state. Indications of antibiotics: Bacteraemia or immunicompromised patient, hx of aortic aneurysm. Ciprofloxaccin   * faecal leukocyt not present in salmonella*  
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