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O2 requirement of Clost   anaerobic (canned food)  
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Fn of clostridium botulism   blocks ACh release (floppy)  
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how do you treat botulism   antitoxin, intubation, hyparbaric O2  
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how does infantile botulism present   constipation 2-3 days then trouble swollowing  
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C. tetani has what exotoxin   tetanospasmin  
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mechanism of tetanus   prevents GABA and Glycine release  
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two characteristic findings of tetanus   Trismus, and Ridus sardonicus  
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how do you treat tetanus   neutralize, immunization boster, clean wound, abx, supportive care  
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C. perfringus is normally found?   GI and vagina  
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how common are leukocytes with gas gangrene   none  
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what types of C. perfringus causes gangreen   types A-E  
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where does C. perfringus grow with cellulitis   in necrotic tissue  
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how can you tell it is cullulitis of c. perfringus   crackling texture  
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how does clostridium mycronecrosis happen   trauma from spore innoculation into the muscle  
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what will you see on ct of c. perfringus infection of the muscle   gas pockets  
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what gross finding can confirm a clostridium perfringus myconecrosis   black thin exudate  
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how do you treat myconecrosis   abx, hyparbaric Ox, amputation  
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how does clostridium perfringus avoid the immune system   perfringolysis kills PMNs  
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what toxin is necrotic and hemolytic   alpha toxin phospholipase c  
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what is another name for perfringolysin   Omega toxin  
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what toxin alters cell wall of the intestine   enterotoxin  
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what can cause endometritis or septicotoxemia after a mechanical abortion   c. perfringus  
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what causes pseudomembranous enterocolitis   C. difficile following abx  
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what exotoxins are involved in Pseudomembranous enterocolitis   Toxin A - diarrhea and Toxin B cytolytic  
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what do you see on colonoscopy   red inflamed mucosa and white exudates  
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how do you treat C. difficile   take Metronidazole or a Vancomyosin down to the GI tract  
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Food poisoning is via   Type A enterotoxin  
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how long does food poisoning via C. difficile take to show up   8-24 hours  
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wha does toxin C do with C. perfringus food poisoning   Beta toxin that causes necrotizing enteritis-jejunum (pig-bel)  
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can c. perfringus tolerate aerobic conditions   yes but it is an anerobe  
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how does C. perfringus cause food poisoning   by altering glucose transport  
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how could you tell c. perfringus from s. aureus   s. aureus more emetic C. perfringus is diarrhea and takes 8 hours not .5 like aureus  
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when would you get endometriosis or septicotoxemia   uterine myonecrosis following a mechanical abortion  
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why is there a vaccine for tetanus but not botulism   tetanus has one serotype and botulism has 7  
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