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| Patient presents with a large volume of watery diarrhea. Fecal leukocytes are absent (or rare) in the stool. Serum WBC levels are normal. What pathogens could be present? |
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Definition
Bacteria:
- ETEC
- Clostridium perfringens
- Vibrio sp.
- Bacillus cereus
- Staph aureus
Virus:
- Rotavirus
- Adenovirus
- Calicivirus (norwalk and norwalk-like)
- Astrovirus
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| Patient presents with small volumes of mucoid or bloody diarrhea. Luekocytes are present in stool. WBCs are present in serum. What pathogens could cause this? |
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Definition
Invasive bacteria:
- EHEC
- Shigella sp.
- Salmonella sp.
- Campylobacter sp.
- Yersinia sp.
Toxic bacteria:
- C. difficile
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| In what bacterial infections will fecal leukocytes always be present? |
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Definition
- Shigella
- Campylobacter
- EIEC
- EHEC
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| In what bacterial infections will there be variable fecal leukocytes |
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Definition
- Salmonella
- Yersinia
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- C. difficile
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Term
| What pathogens would you expeect in someone who at seafood recently? |
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Definition
- Vibrio sp.
- Norwalk-like virus
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Term
| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of dairy? |
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Definition
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of eggs? |
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Definition
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What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of meats
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Definition
C. perfringens
B. cereus
Campylobacter
Salmonella |
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of ground beef |
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Definition
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of poultry |
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Definition
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of pork |
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Definition
C. perfringens
Yersinia enterocolitica |
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Term
What pathogen(s) are related to consumption of seafood
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Definition
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| What pathogen(s) are related to consumption of oysters |
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Definition
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of vegetables |
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Definition
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of mayonnaise containing salads and highly processed foods (cream puffs) |
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Definition
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of rice, starchy foods |
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Definition
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| What bacterial pathogen(s) are related to consumption of canned foods and honey in children under 1 year of age |
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