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Terminologies
Gastroenteritis
A syndrome characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal discomfort
Diarrhea
Abnormal fecal discharge characterized by frequent and/or fluid stool; usually resulting from disease of the small intestine and involving increased fluid and electrolyte loss
Dysentery
An inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract often associated with blood and pus in the feces and accompanied by symptoms of pain, fever, abdominal cramps; usually resulting from disease of the large intestine
Enterocolitis
Inflammation involving the mucosa of both the small and large intestine
Pathogenic Bacteria
Salmonella spp. Clostridium botulinum Staphylococcus aureus Campylobacter jejuni Yersinia enterocolitica Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Listeria monocytogenes Vibrio cholerae O1 Vibrio cholerae non-O1 Vibrio parahaemolyticus and other vibrios Vibrio vulificus Clostridium perfringens Bacillus cereus Aeromonas hydrophila and other spp. Plesiomonas shigelloides Shigella sp. Miscellaneous enterics Streptococcus Clostridium difficile
GIT Infections
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium difficile
Dapat ditemukan sebagai flora normal usus Penyebab pseudomembraneus colitis, diare akibat pemakaian antibiotik (AAD) Menghasilkan:
toxin yang bersifat sitopatik Enterotoxin
C. difficile
o After antibiotic use o Intestinal normal flora greatly decreased o Colonization occurs o Enterotoxin secreted o Pseudomembanous colitis
Antibiotic-associated colitis due to Clostridium difficile. Sigmoidoscopic view showing multiple pseudomembranous lesions
Pseudomembranous Colitis
Pseudomembranous colitis (PC) results predominantly as a consequence of the elimination of normal intestinal flora through antibiotic therapy. Symptoms:
include abdominal pain watery diarrhea and leukocytosis "Pseudomembranes" consisting of fibrin, mucus and leukocytes endoscopy
Therapy
Discontinuation of initial antibiotic (e.g. ampicillin) Specific antibiotic therapy (e.g. vancomycin)