MICROM 442 Study Guide - Final Guide: Chlamydiaceae, Amoxicillin, Cytoskeleton
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Enteritis: diarrhea (sometimes bloody dysentery), fever, abdominal pain, inflammation. Typically self- limiting, usually resolves within 7 days. Infection can become extraintestinal biliary tract bacteremia meningitis. Microaerophilic (prefer 5-10% oxygen vs. 20% in air) and fastidious. Infect the gi tract of humans (and other animals) C. fetus isolated from aborted sheep fetuses in 1909, genus describes in. 1963, campylobacter isolated from human diarrheal stool in. Cause of the majority of foodborne bacterial infection in developed nations. Low infectious does (400-500); c. jejuni- most cases; c. coli approx. In severe cases (including bacteremia, immonocompromise d patients, patients with bloody stools), antibiotics should be given. Serum serology and pcr tests exist, but are currently only used for research. Most cases are sporadic zoonosis: poultry: undercooked, unsanitary food prep. Rare: pets, contact with farm animals, person-to- person. Some sources can cause outbreaks: raw milk, untreated water; cases peak during warmer months. Flab) expression can be turned off by slip-strand mispairing (phase variation)
