Campylobacter

Question 1

Two kill campylobacter, what temp do you have to cook to

Answer 1

An internal temp of 70C for two minutes

Question 2

What are three ways campylobacter can be transmitted

Answer 2

Through consumption of undercooked or contaminated food
OR
Via contact with animals
OR 
Person-person (fecal-oral route)

Question 3

What time of year do campylobacter infections peak

Answer 3

In the summer

Question 4

What are some reasons behind the peak season of campylobacter

Answer 4

Ambient temp, human behaviour, seasonal variation in chicken flocks, flies are more active (can carry it)

Question 5

What is the most common type of campylobacter, and what are its reservoirs and symptoms of disease

Answer 5

C. jejuni
Poultry, pigs, dogs, cats, birds, insects
Gastroenteritis, septicemia, meningitis, abortion

Question 6

How many gastroenteritis cases are caused by C. jejuni

Answer 6

90% (rest C. coli)

Question 7

What is the most extensively studied extraintestinal manifestation associated with campylobacter infection

Answer 7

GBS and Miller Fisher syndrome

Question 8

What is the main difference between MFS and GBS

Answer 8

The first nerve groups to be affected in MFS are in the head, thus affecting eye muscles and balance (paralysis in GBS starts in legs

Question 9

What are some clinical manifestations of different campylobacter infections

Answer 9

Gastro, brain abscess, periodontitis, GBS/MFS, IBD, esophageal disease, bacteremia/septicemia

Question 10

What are some factors involved in the molecular pathogenesis of campylobacter

Answer 10

Motility, adhesion, protein secretion/invasion, toxin production, actin polymerization and endocytosis