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GI infections
gi infecitons
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Medical
Graduate
02/08/2012

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Term
staph food posiinoining
Definition
toxin/ organism not destoryed by coking, osnet is fast, with vomititng and diarrhea, self liite dwith resolution in 1-2 days. no need for treatment.
Term
norwalk infeciton
Definition
feco-oral , peson to eprson.
airborne, shellfish.

extremley infecitou s but self liited.
Term
traveler's diarrhea
Definition
maalsie, abodmianl ramps -> explosve diarrhea.

pathogen specifi cisgns of colitits.

dehdyration is majro threat.

if colitits present, then stool culture may be useful.

treawt with hydraiton , motility agents, and antibiotics.
Term
EHEC
Definition
ecoli strain sproducin gshiga toxin., bloody diarreh a nad HUS.

mostly foodborne trnasmission. , bu thigh person to person infeciton rate.



antiobtic treament would icnrease risk of HSU.

BLoody dairrhea WITHOUT FEVER
Term
camyblobaeter
Definition
common cuas eof invasive infalmmatory diarrhea. mostly foodborne.

can acuse bateremia and peusodapendicits.

complicaitons: reatcitv earthiritis , GUillan Baaree sydrome.
Term
typhoid fever
Definition
alomenlla atpyhi, mostly foodborne.

in u.s. primary due to returning traellers.

sytemic disease- fever, rash- liver/spleen anlargmenet,

Complciation: intestinal l perforaiton.

pathogenesis: invasion of itnestinal epithelaila cells, passage thorugh peyer spatche sand dissemiantion itno enodhtelial system -> systemic illenss.
Term
colostirium dif
Definition
toxin a( enetrotoxin) b (cytoxoin0.
toxin levels correla tewith disease activity.

clincialvariants: asymtpoatmc, diarrhea without colitis,
Diarhea and colitis,
psudemoembranous colitis- mosre severe.
fluminatn oclitis- oclonic dilation - do not endocope this (toxic emgacolon)..
Term
induciotn of c dif.
Definition
flruoquilinoloen sadn clindamycin.
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