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staphlococcus aureus
intoxication
major type in us
gram pos. cocci in cluster
rapid onset of syptoms 1-8 hours.
syptoms...abdominal pain,nausea,vomiting,some some diarrhea
clostridium botulinum
intoxication
gram pos anaerobic bacilles
forms endospores.
common in canned foods
syptoms...blurred vision,blurred speech
clostridium perfringens
intoxication
clostridium perfringens
intoxication
gram pos anaerobic spore forming rod
syptoms..cramping, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea
bacillus cereus
intoxication
gram pos rod. porduces spores
contaminated rice dishes, meat dishes and sauce
emetic form- nausea,vomitting,1-6 hours after ingestion
diarrhea form-ab crmps,diarrhea 8-16 hours after ingestion
e.coli o157h
infection
gram neg rod
infected hamburger meat
symptoms..diarrhea
tx. antibiotic and fluids

also called travels disease
campylobacter
infection
gram neg curved rod
intestines of many animals
found often in chicken
syp...inflammation ond occasional diarrhea
tx..erythrmycin
shigellosis
infection
gram neg nonmotile rod
raw sea food
sym..abdominal pain, cramps,small bloddy muciod stool
bacterial dysentry
salmonellosis
infection
gram neg rod(motile)
poultry, eggs
sym..cramps, nausea, diarrhea, fever 6-48 hours ater ingestion
tx..antibiotics
yesinia enterocolitica
infection
gram neg rod
found in animals and water
sym..fever, diarrhea, abdominal pains
vibrio cholera
infection
gram neg comma shaped rod
syp...sever dehydration, vomiting,watery feces(rice water) stool
sec...blood pressure,shock
helicobacter pylori
infection
gram neg rod
invades lining neutralizes ph
forms ulcers
test..urease and blood antibody
tx..2 antibiotics for 2 weeks and prvacide acid
listeria monocytgenes
infection
gram pos rod
primarily in soil and water
(cold cut)
can cause menigites or septicemia
can infect the placenta and baby
lad id..spinal tap, cold enrichment bap. wet prep
motility looks like an umbrella
brucella spp
infection
gram neg coccobacillus aerobic
causes brucellosis/undulating fever
sym..fever comes and goes.
id test...blood bone marrow urine
bacillus
gram pos spore forming
anthrax(bacillus anthracis)
cutaneous anthrax-skin
inhalation(wool sorters disease)
id test..fluid or pus from lession. blood, sputum
leptospirosis
spirochete
soil and water contaminated with animal urine
sym..flu like
tx..penicillin
clostridia perfringens
dry and wet forms of gas gangrene
clostridia tetani
tetanus common in horse feces
blocks neurotransmitter.
syp muscle spasm,
lock jaw
clostridia
gram pos rod
most motile
tetanospasmin-neurotoxin
lecithinase-attackes cell membrane
hyaluronidase-digest cellular cement
disease-c.tetani and c. perfingens
tx...antitoxin and penicillin