Digestive Infections

Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC)

non-invasive causes gastrointestinal illness through the production of enterotoxins. It is commonly associated with traveler's diarrhea and can contaminate food and water.

Enteropathogenic Coli (EPEC)

pathogenic strain of E. coli that causes diarrhea, particularly in infants. EPEC primarily affects the intestinal lining and disrupts its function.

Enteroinvasive coli

is a pathogenic strain of E. coli that leads to diarrhea and dysentery-like symptoms.

Enterohemorrhagic (EHEC)

a pathogenic strain of E. coli that invades intestinal epithelial cells, causing inflammation and gastrointestinal distress.

STEC or VTEC

a type of enterohemorrhagic E. coli associated with severe foodborne illness, producing toxins that can lead to bloody diarrhea and complications like hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Bacillus cereus

found in rice, treated with hydration for 1-2 days, mild

staph aureus 

milk and meat, hydration, 1-2days

colostridium perfringes

meat and chicken, 1 day duration, hydration

salmonella enterica & bongori

egg or chicken →hydration, fluoroquinolones, ceftriaxone, azithromycin for immunocompromized patients.

shigella dysenteriae 

fecal matter → fever, cramps, dysentary → fluoroquinolones, azithromycin and hydration 

campylobacter jejuni

chicken or milk → fever, n/v/d, cramps, dysentary → hydration, zithromax, fluoroquinolones

clostridium difficile

severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, shock → vancomycin, flagyl, probiotics, fecal transplant. 

clostridium boulinum

n/v, blured vision, weakness, paralysis→caused by canned food → antitoxin

vibrio cholerae

water, seafood →severe diharrhea, shock → hydration quinolones or zithromax

Ecoli O157

veggies → severe diarrhea, abdominal cramps, hemolytic uremic syndrome → no specific treatment, hydration.