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What accounts for more than 80% of UTIs
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Escherichia coli
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What does the A1 subunit of Shiga toxin do
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It has N-glycosidase activity; depurinates a critical residue in the 28S rRNA of 60S ribosomes
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What does the B subunit of Shiga toxin do
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It binds to glycolipid Gb3 on eukaryotic cells
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What bacteria cause non-inflammatory (water) diarrhea
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Toxigenic- Vibrio cholerae, ETEC
Food poisoning- Bacillus cereus, Staph aureus, Clostridium botulinum |
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What protozoa cause non-inflammatory (watery) diarrhea
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Giardia lamblia
Cryptosporidium parvum Cyclospora |
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What agents cause inflammatory diarrhea
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Invasive bacteria- Salmonella enterica
Invasive and toxigenic bacteria- Shigella, EIEC, Campylobacter jejuni Protozoa- Entamoeba histolytica |
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What bacteria produce hemorrhagic colitis
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Enterohemorrhagic E.coli and Shiga toxin producing E.coli
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What bacteria causes travelers diarrhea
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Enterotoxigenic E.coli
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What bacteria is associated with hospital-acquired diarrhea
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Clostridium difficile
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What infectious agent has oocysts that stain with acid-fast
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Cryptosporidium
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