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Most common cause of bloody diarrhea especially in children |
Campylobacter jejuni |
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Campylobacter jejuni characteristic |
gram - Lactose non-fermenting Oxidase positive Microaerophilic |
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Guillain Bare cause |
Campylobacter jejuni |
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C. difficile |
Gram + lactose fermenter Produces 2 toxins. Toxin A, an enterotoxin,binds to brush border of gut and alters uidsecretion. Toxin B, a cytotoxin, disruptscytoskeleton via actin depolymerization. Lead to pseudomembranouscolitis 2° to antibiotic use, especiallyclindamycin or ampicillin; associated with PPIs. |
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Gram - lactose fermenters that can cause diarrhea |
E. coli |
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Gram - lactose non-fermenters that cause diarrhea |
Shigella |
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E. coli characteristic |
Oxidase negative Lactose fermenting Not curved |
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E. Coli extraintestinal complication |
HUS (hemolytic-uremic) syndrome : Renal failure Thrombocytopenia Hemolytic anemia |
