Salmonella & Shigella Flashcards
(1) Gram negative bacilli
(2) Most are non-motile
(3) Non-lactose fermenter
(4) Most produce H2S (slight production only)
Which is false about Salmonella?
(2) Most are non-motile
Motile dapat.
Differentiate food infection from food intoxication.
Food infection - results from intake of live pathogens that continue to grow inside body
Food intoxication - is caused by intake of toxins formed by microorganism as they grow in the food prior to consumption
A.Form acid in glucose but not in mannose
B.Usually survive freezing in water
C.Resistant to: Brilliant green, Sodium tetrathionate, Sodium deoxycholate
Which is false about Salmonella?
A.Form acid in glucose but not in mannose
Both glucose and mannose dapat
In __ agar, Salmonella species grows green to blue green colonies with black centers.
Hektoen
Basis of classification for Shigella species
“O” antigen and biochemical reactions
Salmonella enteriditis can also infect animals. True or false?
True. In fact, animals ang primary host.
Salmonella can only enter the body orally. True or false?
True
Salmonella is only involved in food infection. True or false?
False. In typhoid fever, it can also induce gastroenteritis via its toxins. : Presence of toxins–> Secretion of water and electrolytes from cell –> diarrhea
False about Salmonella cholerasius
(A)Oral infection, early invasion of bloodstream
(B)Focal lesions: lungs, bones, meninges
(C)with intestinal manifestations
(D) positiveblood cultures
C
One of the symptoms of Enterocolitis is constipation. True or false?
False. Diarrhea dapat.
(1) Blood - taken only once
(2) Bone marrow cultures
(3) Urine cultures - maybe (+) after second week
(4) Stool - taken repeatedly
(5) Duodenal drainage - (+), carriers
Which is false about the specimen obtained for Salmonella?
(1) bec blood must be taken repeatedly
Selenite F, terathionate broth are media used for isolating Shigella. True or false?
False. Salmonella yan.
In all Salmonella cases, the body only produces IgG for antibody defense. True or false?
False. IgM also. Kaya detected din ng Widal test and Typhidot. For Typhidot:
• IgM(+) only or IgM and IgG(+): acute typhoid due to S. typhi
• IgG(+) only: possibly persistent typhoid/ relapse/ re-infection/ convalescent / carrier/ past typhoid
Primary bacterial cause of salmonellosis
Salmonella enteritidis
Diarrhea in salmonellosis is caused by enterotoxin. T or F?
F. Exotoxin dapat