Gastrointestinal Infections 2 Flashcards
(21 cards)
What are intra-abdominal abscesses
What are the clinical presentation of intra-abdominal abcess?
What causes intra-abdominal abscesses?
Describe the biology of Bacteroides fragilis
What is C. deficile?
Describe the biology C. deficile
Discuss the epidemiology C. Difficile
What are the clinical presentation of C. Deficile ?
What are the risk factors for C. Difficile?
What are the virulence factors of C. Difficile?
What allows C. difficile to disrupt actin polymerization, cytoskeleton architecture and tight junctions?
ToxinA(TcdA),-enterotoxin
Toxin B- (TcdB)- cytotoxin
Describe the pathogenesis of C. difficile
What’s the spectrum of intestinal disease in C. Difficile?
What does colonoscopy of C. difficile show?
Describe the diagnosis of C. Difficile
Describe the treatment of C. Difficile
What is diarrhea?
Describe the etiology of infectious diarrhea
What’s the evaluation of diarrhea?
Describe the clinical presentation of acute diarrhea
Describe the clinical presentation of