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Gastrointestinal Infections - Summary Notes

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GlInfections
Classification:
By Origin By Place
Infection:
·

Endogenous




I
Desophagus:
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Candida
from pre-existing GIT flora. CMV
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·




·
most GIT flora are Anaerobes and Gram-negative bacteria.
stomach: -
H. Pylori
·
Candida Causes:
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e.g. Antibiotics
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E. Coli Small Bowel: -

GNR
immunosuppression
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C. Diff Viruses
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Chemotherapy
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Infection: Large Bowel:
Exogenous
· -
CMV
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TB
from external microbes GNR
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·




Campylobacter GNR
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|
Liver:
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e.g.
-Salmonella/Typhoid Bacteria Viruses
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E. Coli
↑ Parasites
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Staph Enterotoxin
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Pancreas:
-

Mumps
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Rotovirus I viruses
f
Notovirus
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Giarda I Parasites
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inworm/Tapeworm

Symptoms:
Diarrhoea
DIARRHOEA BACTERIA

Diarrhoea-watery/loose stool
(Type S-7), occuring 3x
per day over baseline frequency.
Due to inflammation of bowel/water malabsorption.
·



STOOL TYPES
The
key symptom ofGI infection is Diarrhoea.
·




Infections Causes:

Any GlBacterial Virus causing inflammation leads to Diarrhoea.
·




Bacteria cause this by releasing enterotoxins
leading to watery stool,
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or
damaging mucosa
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leading to Dysentry (Blood).

Dysentry:Salmonella, Shigella, Watery=C. Diff, Staph Aureus,
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E. coli. (all Gram-tivel Cholera, E. Coli.


treatmentneeded other than fluid for C. Diff.
management, except
·
no

C. Diff treated with antibiotics and / or FMT.
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