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Qual es le toxinas que le patogeno C. difficile produce?
Qual es le toxinas que le patogeno C. difficile produce?
Le patogeno C. difficile produce le toxinas A & B.
Qual es le tractamento recommendate pro C. difficile?
Qual es le tractamento recommendate pro C. difficile?
Le tractamento recommendate pro C. difficile include le reduction de medicamentos predisponente, como antibioticos, e le uso de fluidos replacement e metronidazol o vancomycin oral.
Como actiona le toxinas A & B de C. difficile?
Como actiona le toxinas A & B de C. difficile?
Le toxina A de C. difficile causa secretion excessive de liquido, e le toxina B es un citotoxina.
Explain the pathogen Clostridium difficile and its interaction with normal flora.
Explain the pathogen Clostridium difficile and its interaction with normal flora.
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What are the characteristics of toxins A & B produced by Clostridium difficile?
What are the characteristics of toxins A & B produced by Clostridium difficile?
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What are the recommended treatments for Clostridium difficile infection?
What are the recommended treatments for Clostridium difficile infection?
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Study Notes
Clostridium difficile
- Un bacteria gram-positive anaerobic que produce toxinas
- Le toxinas A & B causa diarrea associate con antibioticos
- Le principal causa de morbo associate con antibioticos in le hospitales
- Le majoritate de personas ha contactate C. difficile, ma le majoritate non se infecta
- Se trova normalmente in le intestino, ma pote causar morbo si le flora intestinal normal es perturbate
Toxinas A & B
- Toxina A es un enterotoxina
- Toxina B es un citotoxina
- Toxina A causa diarrea, crampes abdominal, e febre
- Toxina B causa le morte del cellulas intestinal, que pote levar a colitis pseudomembranosa
- Le toxinas es producite per le gene tcdA e tcdB
Tractamento
- Le tractamento depende del severitate del infection
- Le tractamento usualmente include le discontinuation del antibiotico causante
- Le tractamento anti-diarrheal es raremente recommendate
- In casos grave, le antibioticos como metronidazole o vancomycin es administrate
- Le transplantation fecal es un option pro casos multo grave e resistente al tractamento
Interaction con Flora Intestinal Normal
- Le flora intestinal normal compete con C. difficile pro recursos e inhibition
- Le antibioticos perturba le equilibrio del flora intestinal, permittente C. difficile prosperar e causar infection
- Le antibioticos elimina le bacterias benefical, permittente C. difficile coloniser le intestino
- Le majoritate del personas son capaces de mantener un flora intestinal san, preventente le morbo
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Quizzes Clostridium difficile: Toxina Produktion e Tratamento Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, toxina A e B, tratamento com metronidazol e vancomicina. Testa tuas conhecimentos sobre este patógeno e seu tratamento.
