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Chapter 1.9 Enterics Flashcards

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What is the shape of enterics?

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Gram-negative

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Where are the enterics normally located?

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In the normal intestinal flora

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What are the main groups of enterics?

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Enterobacteriaceae, vibrionaceae, pseudomonadaceae, and bacteroidaceae

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What can contaminate water to cause disease from enterics?

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Feces

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What bacteria is found in contaminated fecal water?

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E. Coli which is normally only found in the intestine and not outside of the body

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How can lactose help with E.coli findings?

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If lactose if fermented, gas is produces and the dye is visualized– then E. Coli is in the water

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What color is E.coli on a streak EMB agar plate?

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Metallic green sheen

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What are the 3 major surface antigens of the enterics?

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O antigen, K antigen, H antigen

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What are the main 2 types of diseases caused by the enterics?

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Diarrhea with or without systemic invasion

Infections of urinary tract, pneumonia, bacteremia, and sepsis

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Who is most likely at risk for an infection from the enterics?

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Hospitalized patients

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What is the appearance of diarrhea when there is on cell invasion from the enterics?

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Watery diarrhea without systemic symptoms- caused by enterotoxin that causes fluid and electrolyte loss from intestinal cells

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What is the appearance of diarrhea that invades the intestinal epithelial cells from the enterics?

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Red blood cell leakage into the stool from systemic immune response and local WBC infiltration

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What enterics are associated with red blood cell leakage into the stool?

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E. Coli, Shigella, and Salmonella enteritidis

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What clinical manifestations are present when the enterics invade the lymph nodes and bloodstream?

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Abdominal pain, diarrhea with red and white cells, systemic symptoms, lymph node enlargement, bacteremia, and sepsis

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What are the systemic symptoms associated with invasion of the lymph nodes and bloodstream from the enterics?

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Fever, headache, white blood cell count elevation

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What are examples of the enterics that invade the lymph nodes and bloodstream?

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Salmonella typhi, Yersinia enterocolitica, Campylobacter jejuni

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How can the enterics invade debilitating patients in hospitals nursing homes?

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Through Foley catheters in the urethra

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What are examples of hospital-acquired gram-negative?

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E.coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, proteus mirabilis, enterobacter, serratia, and pseudomonas aeruginosa
*also called nosocomial gram-negatives

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Where is E.coli normally present without causing disease?

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Colon

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What causes E.coli to become pathogenic and cause disease?

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When it combines with virulence factors

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What are the virulence factors associated with E.coli?

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Mucosal interaction
Exotoxin production- shiga-like toxin, heat-labile and stable toxin
Endotoxin- lipid A of LPS
Iron binding siderophore

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What diseases can be caused by E.coli?

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Diarrhea, Urinary tract infection, Neonatal meningitis, Gram-negative sepsis

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Who can E.coli diarrhea affect?

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Infants or adults

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What is the usually cause of death from E.coli diarrhea?

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Dehydration from water lost in stool

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What is another name for E.coli diarrhea?
Travelers' diarrhea
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What are the 3 groups of diarrhea-producing E.coli?
EnteroToxigenic E. Coli (ETEC) EnteroHemorrhagic E.Coli (EHE) EnteroInvasive E.Coli (EIEC)
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What toxins are associated with enterotoxigenic e.coli?
heat Labile Toxin (LT) and heat Stable Toxins (ST)
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What is the clinical presentation of ETEC?
Severely watery diarrhea that looks like rise water
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What toxin is secreted in enterohemorrhagic e.coli?
Shiga-like toxin (verotoxin)
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What is the clinical presentation of someone with enterohemorrhagic e.coli?
Bloody (hemorrhagic) diarrhea and severe abdominal cramps | *called hemorrhagic colitis
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How does hemolytic uremic syndrome relate to EHEC?
Associated with stain E.coli 0157:H7 | Occurs secondary to infected hamburger meat at fast food chains
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What are the characteristics of enteroinvasive e.coli?
Same as disease caused by shigella | EIEC can invade epithelial cells and produce Shiga-like toxin
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What is the clinical manifestation of a person with EIEC?
Immune-mediated inflammatory reaction with fever WBCs invade intestinal wall Diarrhea is bloody with WBCs
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What do different types of diarrhea from E.oli depend on?
Virulence acquisition from plasmids
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How can E.coli for Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)?
Pili from E.coli allow travel through the urethra and infect the bladder (cystitis) and potentially the kidney (pyelonephritis)
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What bacteria is the most common cause of UTIs?
E.coli usually in women and hospitalized patients with catheters
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What are the patient symptoms of a UTI from E.coli?
Burning on urination (dysuria) Having to pee frequently Feeling of fullness in the bladder
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What can E.coli cause in neonates in the first month of life?
Neonatal meningitis
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How does E.coli sepsis occur?
Lipid A of LPS causes gram-negative sepsis in debilitated hospitalized patients
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What type of pneumonia is caused by E.coli?
Hospital-acquired pneumonia
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What diseases are caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae?
Sepsis, urinary tract infections
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Who is most prone to Klebsiella pneumoniae?
Hospitalized patients and alcoholics
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What is the clinical presentation of a person with Klebsiella pneumoniae?
Bloody sputum *looks like red jelly | Lung tissue destruction producing cavities
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What is the function of Proteus mirabilis?
Breakdown urea | *often called urea-splitting Proteus
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What diseases can be caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae?
Urinary tract infections and hospital-acquired infections
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What would a urine sample from a patient with Proteus mirabilis show?
Alkaline pH
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Where is enterobacter normally present?
Normal flora of intestinal tract
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What infection is associated with Enterobacter?
Hospital-acquired infections
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What infections are associated with Serratia?
Urinary tract infections, wound infections, and pneumoniaW
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What is the main notable characteristic of Serratia?
Bright red pigment
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What are the 4 types of Shigella?
Dysenteriae, flexneri, boydii, sonnei
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What are the main characteristics of Shigella?
Non-motile, no flagella, does not ferment lactose, does not produce H2S *used to distinguish from e.coli (lactose fermenter) and salmonella (produces H2S)
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Where is Shigella found?
In preschool age children and nursing home populations | **Shigella is NEVER considered part of the normal intestinal flora-- it is always a pathogen
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What exotoxin is released by Shigella?
Shiga toxin- causing cell destruction
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What is the clinical presentation of a person with Shigella?
Fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea that contains bright red blood and pus
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What organisms are associated with the release of Shiga toxin?
Shigella, EHEC, and EIEC
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What are the characteristics of Salmonella?
Non-lactose fermenter, motile, and produces H2S
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What are the 3 groups of Salmonella?
Salmonella typhi, Salmonella cholerae-suits, and Salmonella enteritidis *named according to the disease they cause
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How is Salmonella different from other enterics?
Lives in the GI tracts of animals and infects humans when there is contamination of food or water with animal feces *except Salmonella typhi is NOT transmitted from animal to man
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What are the most common ways of getting Salmonella in the US?
Eating chickens and uncooked eggs
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What is zoonotic?
An infectious diseases of animals that can be transmitted to man
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What is unique about Salmonella typhi?
Not zoonotic and is carried only by humans
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What is the illness caused by Salmonella typhi?
Typhoid fever (enteric fever)
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What makes Salmonella a facultative intracellular parasite?
It invades the intestinal epithelial cells, lymph nodes and seeds multiple organ systems
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What is the clinical presentation of a patient with Salmonella typhi?
Fever, headache, abdominal pain in lower right quadrant, diarrhea, rose spots on abdomen
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What are rose spots?
Transient rash of small pink marks seen on light-skinned people with typhoid fever
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Why is the story of Typhoid Mary important?
She was a carrier of typhoid fever and infected dozens of people that she cooked for
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What does the systemic effect of Salmonella choleraesuis occur?
Travels through bloodstream to infect the lungs, brain or bone Does not involve the GI tract
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Who is particularly susceptible to Salmonella osteomyelitis?
Patients with sickle-cell anemia
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What is the most common type of Salmonella infection?
Salmonella diarrhea (gastroenteritis)
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What is the clinical presentation of a patient with Salmonella diarrhea?
Nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea that is water or contains mucous and trace blood
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What is the shape of Yeresinia enterocolitica?
Motile gram-negative rod
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What disease is associated with Yersinia enterocolitica?
Acute gastroenteritis (diarrhea)
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What is the major source of Yersinia enterocolitica?
Animals from the transfer of fecal-oral route
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What is the clinical presentation of a patient with Yersinia Enterocolitica?
Fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain in right lower quadrant after ingestion of contaminated food
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What is the pathogenesis of Yersinia enterocolitica?
Invasion and enterotoxin
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What is the shape of vibrio cholera?
Curved gram-negative rod with a single polar flagellum
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What is cholera?
Diarrheal disease caused by Vibrio Cholera
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How is cholera transmitted?
By fecal-oral route and fecal contamination foo water
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Who is primarily affected by cholera?
Adult travelers' in the US and children in endemic areas
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What is the mechanism of vibrio cholera?
Attach to epithelial cells and release cholera toxin
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What is the toxin associated with cholera?
Choleragen
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What is the clinical presentation of a person infected with cholera?
Abrupt onset of watery diarrhea (rice water diarrhea)
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How can cholera cause death?
From dehydration
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What would a microscopic exam of stool show if the patient has cholera toxin?
Curved rods with fast darting movements and NO leukocytes
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What organism is involved with ingestion of uncooked seafood?
Vibrio parahaemolyticus | *leading cause of diarrhea in Japan
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What is the shape of Campylobacter Jejuni?
Gram-negative rod that has curved single polar flagellum
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Where is campylobacter jejuni found?
Wild and domestic animals and poultry from fecal-oral route via contaminated water Unpasteurized milk
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What is the clinical presentation of a patient infected with campylobacter jejuni?
Start: Fever and headache | After a day: Abdominal cramps and bloody, loose diarrhea
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What is the most common organism to cause duodenal ulcers?
Helicobactor pylori | *second leading cause of stomach ulcers
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What diseases are associated with Helicobactor pylori?
Duodenal and gastric ulcers | Gastritis
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What kind of bacteria makes up 99% of the normal flora in our intestinal tract?
Obligate anaerobic gram-negative rods with the family Bacteroidaceae
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What are the characteristics of Bacteroides fragilis?
Gram-negative bacteria Does NOT contain lipid A No endotoxin
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What situation may Bacteroides fragilis become present?
Bullet tears into the intestine, seat belt laureates the intestine in a car wreck, abdominal surgery performed with bowel penetration, intestine ruptures Then the bacteria goes into the peritoneal cavity
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What is formed when Bacteroides fragilis enters the peritoneal cavity?
Abscesses
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What are the components of an abscess?
Bacteria, white cells, and dead tissue
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Where does Bacteroides melaninogenicus normally live?
Mouth, vagina, intestine
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What disease is associated with Bacteroides melaninogenicus?
Necrotizing anaerobic pneumonia from aspiration of lots of sputum from the mouth causing periodontal disease
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What diseases are associated with Fusobacterium?
Periodontal disease, aspiration pneumonia, abdominal and pelvic abscesses, and otitis media
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What are the 2 gram-positive cocci anaerobes?
Peptostretococcus and Peptococcus
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Where are Peptostretococcus and Peptococcus normally found?
Flora of the mouth, vagina and intestine

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