Ibezim Flashcards
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Aim of the course Git infections and Sst infection
Just so you know
2 main git infections
Typhoid fever
Gastroenteritis
Diarhoeal disease
Examples of sst infections
Carbuncles
Furnucles
Cellulitis
Impetigo
Acne
Folliculitis
Necrotizing folliclitis
What are git diseases how are they caused
Bacterial contamination of food
Differentiate infection from intoxication
Toxins
Organism alive or dead
Example of git virus
Norwalk
Rotavirus
Gi bacteria
E coli
Salmonella
Shigella
Campylobacyer
Clostridium
Parasites
Guardian Lambia
Entamoeba Histolyrica
Ascaris lumbricoides
Differentiate food poisoning from food associated infection
Chat gpt
General signs and symptoms of git
Anorexia
Retching
Vomitting
Diarrhoea
Abdominal pain
Fever
Chills
Malaise
Aches
Differentiate risk factors[ASH] from predisposing.[IMMATURE] Give mnemonics
Age
Host susceptibility
Size of innocuous
General health
Immaturity
Malnutrition
Antacid therapy
Intestinal obstructions
Antimicrobial gut therapy
Gastrectomy
Git classified based on
- Location in the intestine - small/ large
- Origin/ cause:
• food borne
• water borne
• person to person.
Effect on hist
• intoxication
• gastroenteritis
• non inflammatory diarrhoea
• inflammatory diarrhoes
• enteric fever
Non inflammatory diarrhoea and organisms here
Watery, non bloody, cramps, bloating, vommiting
E coli
Staph aureus
Clostridium perfingens
Guardian Zambia
Bacillus cereus
Inflammatory diarhoe
W blood, fever, lower abdominal pain.
Campylobacter spp
Yersinia spp
Entering fever long prolonged w Dizziness and co fusion
Salmonella Typhoid and paratyphi
Organism 1.
Salmonella gastroenteritis- Salmonellosis
Shape?
Gram positive or negative.
2 types….. S.e and Sb
S. Enterica
S. Bongoru
Rod shaped gram negative
2 serotype of salmonella
Part of normal human intestine or not
Some strains cause intoxication or not
Enteritidis
Typhi
Yes
Yes
Mode of transmission of shigella
Contaminated food
Eggs
Certain animals
Diagnostic test of salmonella
Culturing
Serotypihg elisa
DNA fingerprinting
Treatment
When is antibiotics used. Which?
ORt
Flouroquinoles
Cephalosporins
Typhoid pathogen
S. Enterica- subtypes - typhi and paratyphi.