Typhoid fever is caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhi and is transmitted through contaminated food or water. It remains a global health issue, causing epidemics in many parts of the world. The document discusses the history of typhoid fever, including the identification of the bacteria in the late 1800s and the development of serodiagnosis. It also describes an infamous typhoid carrier named "Typhoid Mary" who infected many people in the early 1900s. The clinical presentation, pathology, diagnosis and treatment of typhoid fever are explained in detail. Complications can include intestinal bleeding or perforation if left untreated.
This document discusses Salmonella, including its isolation, morphology, cultural characteristics, biochemical activities, epidemiology, virulence factors, pathogenesis, clinical diseases, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment. Salmonella was first isolated in 1885 and causes diseases like typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and foodborne illness in humans. It is a gram-negative rod found in the intestines of animals and can contaminate foods. Diagnosis involves culturing specimens from blood, feces, urine or vomit. Treatment includes antibiotics like chloramphenicol, ampicillin, and ciprofloxacin.
Dysentery is an inflammation of the intestines that causes bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and mucus in the stool. It is typically caused by either bacteria (bacillary dysentery) like Shigella species, which spreads through poor hygiene and contaminated food/water, or by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica (amoebic dysentery), which is more common in tropical areas and spreads through ingestion of cysts. Symptoms include abdominal pain and bloating, bloody diarrhea, nausea, and in severe cases, fever, chills, and dehydration. Diagnosis involves examining a stool sample under a microscope to look for bacteria or parasites.
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria that can form dormant endospores. The document focuses on Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax. It describes the morphology, cultural characteristics, virulence factors, and methods of diagnosis and prevention of B. anthracis. Key points include that B. anthracis forms encapsulated, non-motile rods and terminal spores. The anthrax toxins are composed of lethal factor, edema factor, and protective antigen, which combine to cause disease. Diagnosis involves microscopy, culture, and serology. Prevention for humans involves vaccination with anthrax toxoid and occupational hygiene, while animals are vaccinated with attenuated spore
The genus Shigella exclusively infects human intestine.
Shigella dysenteriae is the causative agent of bacillary dysentery or shigellosis in humans.
It is a diarrheal illness which is characterized by frequent passage of blood stained mucopurulent stools.
The four important species of the genus Shigella are:
Shigella dysenteriae
Shigella flexneri
Shigella sonnei
Shigella boydii.
Clostridium tetani is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic, spore-forming rod-shaped bacterium found in soil, intestines, feces and contaminated wounds. It produces an exotoxin called tetanospasmin that causes the acute disease tetanus, resulting in painful muscle rigidity and spasms. Tetanus spores can survive for years until entering the body through a wound, where they germinate and release the toxin that is carried through the bloodstream to nerve cells.
1. Enterobacteriaceae are a family of Gram-negative bacteria that are commonly found in the intestines of humans and animals. They include several important pathogens like Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter.
2. Members of Enterobacteriaceae are facultative anaerobes and most have peritrichous flagella. Some important genera include Escherichia, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Proteus, Serratia, and Morganella.
3. Several species of Enterobacteriaceae can cause diseases like diarrhea, intestinal infections, urinary tract infections
This document provides information about bacillary and amoebic dysentery. It defines dysentery as passing blood and mucus in stool with abdominal pain. It discusses the objectives, types, magnitude, epidemiological features, pathophysiology, clinical features, assessment, treatment and prevention of bacillary dysentery caused by Shigella bacteria and amoebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Key differences between the two types are also summarized. The document aims to educate about the infectious diseases.
This document discusses Salmonella, including its isolation, morphology, cultural characteristics, biochemical activities, epidemiology, virulence factors, pathogenesis, clinical diseases, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment. Salmonella was first isolated in 1885 and causes diseases like typhoid fever, paratyphoid fever, and foodborne illness in humans. It is a gram-negative rod found in the intestines of animals and can contaminate foods. Diagnosis involves culturing specimens from blood, feces, urine or vomit. Treatment includes antibiotics like chloramphenicol, ampicillin, and ciprofloxacin.
Dysentery is an inflammation of the intestines that causes bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and mucus in the stool. It is typically caused by either bacteria (bacillary dysentery) like Shigella species, which spreads through poor hygiene and contaminated food/water, or by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica (amoebic dysentery), which is more common in tropical areas and spreads through ingestion of cysts. Symptoms include abdominal pain and bloating, bloody diarrhea, nausea, and in severe cases, fever, chills, and dehydration. Diagnosis involves examining a stool sample under a microscope to look for bacteria or parasites.
Bacillus is a genus of rod-shaped, Gram-positive bacteria that can form dormant endospores. The document focuses on Bacillus anthracis, which causes anthrax. It describes the morphology, cultural characteristics, virulence factors, and methods of diagnosis and prevention of B. anthracis. Key points include that B. anthracis forms encapsulated, non-motile rods and terminal spores. The anthrax toxins are composed of lethal factor, edema factor, and protective antigen, which combine to cause disease. Diagnosis involves microscopy, culture, and serology. Prevention for humans involves vaccination with anthrax toxoid and occupational hygiene, while animals are vaccinated with attenuated spore
The genus Shigella exclusively infects human intestine.
Shigella dysenteriae is the causative agent of bacillary dysentery or shigellosis in humans.
It is a diarrheal illness which is characterized by frequent passage of blood stained mucopurulent stools.
The four important species of the genus Shigella are:
Shigella dysenteriae
Shigella flexneri
Shigella sonnei
Shigella boydii.
Clostridium tetani is a gram-positive, obligate anaerobic, spore-forming rod-shaped bacterium found in soil, intestines, feces and contaminated wounds. It produces an exotoxin called tetanospasmin that causes the acute disease tetanus, resulting in painful muscle rigidity and spasms. Tetanus spores can survive for years until entering the body through a wound, where they germinate and release the toxin that is carried through the bloodstream to nerve cells.
1. Enterobacteriaceae are a family of Gram-negative bacteria that are commonly found in the intestines of humans and animals. They include several important pathogens like Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter.
2. Members of Enterobacteriaceae are facultative anaerobes and most have peritrichous flagella. Some important genera include Escherichia, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Proteus, Serratia, and Morganella.
3. Several species of Enterobacteriaceae can cause diseases like diarrhea, intestinal infections, urinary tract infections
This document provides information about bacillary and amoebic dysentery. It defines dysentery as passing blood and mucus in stool with abdominal pain. It discusses the objectives, types, magnitude, epidemiological features, pathophysiology, clinical features, assessment, treatment and prevention of bacillary dysentery caused by Shigella bacteria and amoebic dysentery caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Key differences between the two types are also summarized. The document aims to educate about the infectious diseases.
This is a series of lectures on microbiology, useful for both undergraduate and post graduate medical and paramedical students... This lecture covers cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea and dysentry
Most medically important family of non–spore-forming gram-negative rods.
Most species are normal flora of the GI tract. Salmonella, Shigella, and Yersinia are not normal GI flora.
Major cause of nosocomial infections
Diseases include UTIs, gastroenteritis, septicemia, food poisoning, wound infections, peritonitis, pneumonia, and meningitis
The family exhibits four serological characteristics:
O (somatic) antigen-A cell wall antigen-LPS (heat stable), Used for serological grouping of Salmonella & Shigella.
K (envelope) antigen-Capsular antigen (heat labile)
H (flagellar) antigen-Flagellar antigen-protein (heat labile), Used to serotype Salmonella.
Vi antigen-Capsular antigen of Salmonella Typhi-polysaccharide (heat labile), Role in preventing phagocytosis, may mask O Ag, removed by heating.
Enterobacteriaceae are facultative anaerobes, ferment glucose. Positive nitrate and catalase, non-hemolytic. Except for Plesiomonas, they are oxidase negative.
Cholera is a serious bacterial disease that usually
causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. The disease is typically spread through contaminated water.
Modern sewage and water treatment have effectively eliminated cholera in most countries. It’s still a problem in countries like Asia, America and Africa. Mostly in India.
Countries affected by war, poverty, and natural disasters have the greatest risk for a cholera outbreak.
Taxonomy:
class : Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Vibrionales
Family: Vibrionaceae
Genus: Vibrio
Species: v.cholerae, v.parahaemolyticus,
v. vulnificus, v. alginolyticus
MORPHOLOGY:
Gram negative, actively motile, short, rigid curved bacilli
Resembling letter “V”
about 34 genus
most common in water
1.5µ X 0.2 -0.4 µ in size
polar flagellum , strongly aerobic
Smear – fish in stream appearance
PATHOGENESIS:
Source: Ingestion of contaminated water, food,
fruits and vegetables etc.,
Incubation periods: 1-5 days
Symptoms: Watery diarrhoea, vomiting, thirst, dehydration, muscle cramps
Complications: muscular pain, renal failure, pulmonary edema, cardiac arrhythrnias
DIAGNOSIS:
Specimen: stool sample, water sample(envt)
Microscopy: a) Hanging drop : +ve
b) Gram stain :-ve
Culture: Mac conkey Agar :colourless to light pink
TCBS : yellow colonies
Serology: serological tests are no diagnostic value
TREATMENT:
Adequate replacement of fluids and electrolytes.
Oral tetracycline reduces the period of vibrio excreation.
PREVENTION:
Drink and use bottled water
Frequent washing
Sanitary environment
Defecate in water
Cook food thoroughly
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria entering the body through a wound. The bacteria produces a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin that causes painful muscle spasms and rigidity. Symptoms typically begin with lockjaw and stiffness of the neck muscles before becoming generalized. The disease is often fatal if untreated. Diagnosis is clinical based on symptoms, though the bacteria can sometimes be identified from wound samples. Treatment involves antitoxin administration to neutralize the toxin along with antibiotics. Prophylaxis through active immunization with tetanus toxoid vaccines or passive immunization with antitoxin is important to prevent occurrence.
Bacterial diarrhea and dysentery can be caused by a variety of bacteria including E. coli, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Clostridium. These bacteria cause diarrhea through different mechanisms including production of enterotoxins or neurotoxins that damage intestinal cells, or through invasion and infection of the intestinal mucosa. Symptoms range from watery diarrhea to bloody diarrhea and depend on the specific bacterium. Treatment focuses on fluid replacement and antibiotics when needed.
Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing gut bacteria are wiped out by antibiotic use. It is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in healthcare settings. Risk factors include recent antibiotic use, advanced age, underlying illness, and hospital or nursing home stays. Symptoms range from mild diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation. Diagnosis involves stool testing for toxins or genetic material. Treatment focuses on stopping antibiotic use when possible and using metronidazole or vancomycin antibiotics. Strict infection control measures help reduce transmission.
Tetanus is a nervous system disorder caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria that produces a toxin. It causes muscle spasms and there are four clinical patterns: generalized, local, cephalic, and neonatal. Treatment involves halting toxin production, neutralizing unbound toxin with immunoglobulin, controlling muscle spasms and autonomic dysfunction, and providing supportive care. Prognosis depends on availability of supportive care, with neonatal tetanus having higher mortality than other forms.
Vibrio cholerae is the bacterium that causes cholera. It is a comma-shaped, gram-negative bacterium that secretes a toxin causing massive diarrhea and dehydration. Cholera spreads through contaminated food and water and has caused several pandemics throughout history. The bacterium was first discovered by Filippo Pacini in 1854 and later rediscovered by Robert Koch in 1884. Symptoms of cholera include sudden onset of watery diarrhea and vomiting which can lead to severe dehydration and death if untreated.
A 20-year-old man presented with urethral discharge and dysuria for two days after unprotected sex with a commercial sex worker. A smear of pus showed Gram-negative diplococci inside polymorphs. Culture on Thayer-Martin medium was positive, leading to a diagnosis of gonorrhea. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, first described in 1879 from gonorrheal pus. Effective treatment requires rapid diagnosis, contact tracing, and appropriate antibiotic use to control spread and rising antibiotic resistance.
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Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, which are transmitted via the bite of infected sand flies. There are three main clinical forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. Signs and symptoms vary depending on the type but can include skin lesions, facial disfigurement, fever, enlarged liver and spleen. Diagnosis involves microscopic examination, culture, serology or PCR on samples from lesions, blood or bone marrow. Treatment depends on the type but may include antimony-containing compounds or amphotericin B. Prevention focuses on avoiding sand fly bites through protective clothing and insect repellent.
Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. There are three main types of influenza viruses (A, B, C) with Type A causing the most severe illness. Influenza viruses are constantly evolving through antigenic drift and antigenic shift, allowing them to evade host immunity. Vaccines aim to induce antibodies against predicted circulating strains, but the viruses' evolution requires continuous surveillance and vaccine updates. Influenza poses a significant disease burden, with estimated annual deaths ranging from 3,000 to 48,000 in the US alone.
Campylobacter is a common cause of foodborne illness worldwide and Campylobacter jejuni is a typical organism, which is a gram-negative, motile bacterium that causes both intestinal and systemic infections. Key virulence factors of Campylobacter include lipopolysaccharides and enterotoxins, and pathogenesis involves oral transmission from contaminated food or animals followed by colonization of the small intestine. Symptoms include acute diarrhea and abdominal pain that are usually self-limiting but antibiotics may be used for severe or prolonged cases.
Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic worms of the genus Schistosoma. There are several species that cause distinct forms of the disease depending on the organs affected. People become infected through contact with freshwater contaminated with larvae from infected snails. Symptoms vary depending on the species and stage of infection but commonly include abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood in urine or stool. Praziquantel is the treatment used to cure all forms of the disease. Prevention relies on avoiding contact with contaminated freshwater sources.
Clostridium is a genus of gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria. Some Clostridium species are pathogenic and can cause diseases like gas gangrene, tetanus, and botulism by producing toxins. Clostridium perfringens is a species that can cause gas gangrene through tissue destruction mediated by toxins and enzymatic activity. It is identified through culture, Gram staining, and tests like Nagler's reaction that detect lecithinase production. Treatment of gas gangrene involves prompt surgical debridement and antibiotics.
Clostridium tetani is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that causes the disease tetanus. It forms spores that allow it to survive in environments without oxygen. The spores can enter the body through wounds and germinate under anaerobic conditions, producing a toxin that travels along the nervous system to the spinal cord. This toxin blocks neurotransmitters and causes painful muscle spasms, starting with the jaw and potentially leading to death if the respiratory muscles are affected. Laboratory diagnosis involves microscopy, culture studies, and biochemical tests to identify the bacterium, as well as animal inoculation experiments. Treatment involves wound cleaning, antibiotics, and vaccines to prevent further cases.
Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is typically transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected flea. It presents as bubonic, septicemic, or pneumonic plague. Effective control relies on early treatment with antibiotics, flea control, vaccination in high risk groups, and public education to reduce contact with infected rodents and fleas.
Leishmania is a genus of protozoan parasites that causes leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease spread by sandfly bites. It exists in two forms: amastigotes within host cells and promastigotes in sandflies. The disease manifests as visceral, cutaneous, or mucocutaneous leishmaniasis depending on the infected tissues. Visceral leishmaniasis affects internal organs while cutaneous primarily affects the skin. Diagnosis involves detecting the parasites microscopically or through culture. Treatment involves pentavalent antimonials, amphotericin B, or miltefosine. Control relies on reducing sandfly and reservoir populations through insecticides and treating
Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. It remains a major public health problem, infecting over 21 million people annually and causing over 200,000 deaths per year globally. The disease is transmitted through contaminated food or water. Clinical features include a sustained high fever over several weeks and complications can include intestinal bleeding or perforation. Diagnosis is made through blood or stool cultures. Treatment involves antibiotics. Prevention relies on vaccination, improved sanitation and hygiene practices like handwashing to control the spread from infected cases and carriers.
Typhoid fever is a severe illness caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. It is characterized by prolonged fever and can invade the liver, spleen, and other organs if untreated. It occurs primarily in developing countries with poor sanitation. Persons are infected by consuming food or water contaminated by the feces or urine of infected individuals. Diagnosis involves isolating the bacteria from blood or bone marrow cultures. Antibiotics are the primary treatment and help reduce complications if started early. Vaccines can help prevent infection but hygiene practices are also important for those in endemic areas.
This is a series of lectures on microbiology, useful for both undergraduate and post graduate medical and paramedical students... This lecture covers cholera, typhoid, diarrhoea and dysentry
Most medically important family of non–spore-forming gram-negative rods.
Most species are normal flora of the GI tract. Salmonella, Shigella, and Yersinia are not normal GI flora.
Major cause of nosocomial infections
Diseases include UTIs, gastroenteritis, septicemia, food poisoning, wound infections, peritonitis, pneumonia, and meningitis
The family exhibits four serological characteristics:
O (somatic) antigen-A cell wall antigen-LPS (heat stable), Used for serological grouping of Salmonella & Shigella.
K (envelope) antigen-Capsular antigen (heat labile)
H (flagellar) antigen-Flagellar antigen-protein (heat labile), Used to serotype Salmonella.
Vi antigen-Capsular antigen of Salmonella Typhi-polysaccharide (heat labile), Role in preventing phagocytosis, may mask O Ag, removed by heating.
Enterobacteriaceae are facultative anaerobes, ferment glucose. Positive nitrate and catalase, non-hemolytic. Except for Plesiomonas, they are oxidase negative.
Cholera is a serious bacterial disease that usually
causes severe diarrhea and dehydration. The disease is typically spread through contaminated water.
Modern sewage and water treatment have effectively eliminated cholera in most countries. It’s still a problem in countries like Asia, America and Africa. Mostly in India.
Countries affected by war, poverty, and natural disasters have the greatest risk for a cholera outbreak.
Taxonomy:
class : Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Vibrionales
Family: Vibrionaceae
Genus: Vibrio
Species: v.cholerae, v.parahaemolyticus,
v. vulnificus, v. alginolyticus
MORPHOLOGY:
Gram negative, actively motile, short, rigid curved bacilli
Resembling letter “V”
about 34 genus
most common in water
1.5µ X 0.2 -0.4 µ in size
polar flagellum , strongly aerobic
Smear – fish in stream appearance
PATHOGENESIS:
Source: Ingestion of contaminated water, food,
fruits and vegetables etc.,
Incubation periods: 1-5 days
Symptoms: Watery diarrhoea, vomiting, thirst, dehydration, muscle cramps
Complications: muscular pain, renal failure, pulmonary edema, cardiac arrhythrnias
DIAGNOSIS:
Specimen: stool sample, water sample(envt)
Microscopy: a) Hanging drop : +ve
b) Gram stain :-ve
Culture: Mac conkey Agar :colourless to light pink
TCBS : yellow colonies
Serology: serological tests are no diagnostic value
TREATMENT:
Adequate replacement of fluids and electrolytes.
Oral tetracycline reduces the period of vibrio excreation.
PREVENTION:
Drink and use bottled water
Frequent washing
Sanitary environment
Defecate in water
Cook food thoroughly
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help boost feelings of calmness, happiness and focus.
Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria entering the body through a wound. The bacteria produces a neurotoxin called tetanospasmin that causes painful muscle spasms and rigidity. Symptoms typically begin with lockjaw and stiffness of the neck muscles before becoming generalized. The disease is often fatal if untreated. Diagnosis is clinical based on symptoms, though the bacteria can sometimes be identified from wound samples. Treatment involves antitoxin administration to neutralize the toxin along with antibiotics. Prophylaxis through active immunization with tetanus toxoid vaccines or passive immunization with antitoxin is important to prevent occurrence.
Bacterial diarrhea and dysentery can be caused by a variety of bacteria including E. coli, Vibrio cholerae, Shigella, Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Clostridium. These bacteria cause diarrhea through different mechanisms including production of enterotoxins or neurotoxins that damage intestinal cells, or through invasion and infection of the intestinal mucosa. Symptoms range from watery diarrhea to bloody diarrhea and depend on the specific bacterium. Treatment focuses on fluid replacement and antibiotics when needed.
Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that can cause diarrhea and other intestinal disease when competing gut bacteria are wiped out by antibiotic use. It is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in healthcare settings. Risk factors include recent antibiotic use, advanced age, underlying illness, and hospital or nursing home stays. Symptoms range from mild diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation. Diagnosis involves stool testing for toxins or genetic material. Treatment focuses on stopping antibiotic use when possible and using metronidazole or vancomycin antibiotics. Strict infection control measures help reduce transmission.
Tetanus is a nervous system disorder caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria that produces a toxin. It causes muscle spasms and there are four clinical patterns: generalized, local, cephalic, and neonatal. Treatment involves halting toxin production, neutralizing unbound toxin with immunoglobulin, controlling muscle spasms and autonomic dysfunction, and providing supportive care. Prognosis depends on availability of supportive care, with neonatal tetanus having higher mortality than other forms.
Vibrio cholerae is the bacterium that causes cholera. It is a comma-shaped, gram-negative bacterium that secretes a toxin causing massive diarrhea and dehydration. Cholera spreads through contaminated food and water and has caused several pandemics throughout history. The bacterium was first discovered by Filippo Pacini in 1854 and later rediscovered by Robert Koch in 1884. Symptoms of cholera include sudden onset of watery diarrhea and vomiting which can lead to severe dehydration and death if untreated.
A 20-year-old man presented with urethral discharge and dysuria for two days after unprotected sex with a commercial sex worker. A smear of pus showed Gram-negative diplococci inside polymorphs. Culture on Thayer-Martin medium was positive, leading to a diagnosis of gonorrhea. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea, first described in 1879 from gonorrheal pus. Effective treatment requires rapid diagnosis, contact tracing, and appropriate antibiotic use to control spread and rising antibiotic resistance.
Please find the power point on Typhus and its managemen. I tried to present it on understandable way and all the contents are reviewed by experts and from very reliable references. Thank you
Leishmaniasis is caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, which are transmitted via the bite of infected sand flies. There are three main clinical forms: cutaneous, mucocutaneous, and visceral leishmaniasis. Signs and symptoms vary depending on the type but can include skin lesions, facial disfigurement, fever, enlarged liver and spleen. Diagnosis involves microscopic examination, culture, serology or PCR on samples from lesions, blood or bone marrow. Treatment depends on the type but may include antimony-containing compounds or amphotericin B. Prevention focuses on avoiding sand fly bites through protective clothing and insect repellent.
Influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. There are three main types of influenza viruses (A, B, C) with Type A causing the most severe illness. Influenza viruses are constantly evolving through antigenic drift and antigenic shift, allowing them to evade host immunity. Vaccines aim to induce antibodies against predicted circulating strains, but the viruses' evolution requires continuous surveillance and vaccine updates. Influenza poses a significant disease burden, with estimated annual deaths ranging from 3,000 to 48,000 in the US alone.
Campylobacter is a common cause of foodborne illness worldwide and Campylobacter jejuni is a typical organism, which is a gram-negative, motile bacterium that causes both intestinal and systemic infections. Key virulence factors of Campylobacter include lipopolysaccharides and enterotoxins, and pathogenesis involves oral transmission from contaminated food or animals followed by colonization of the small intestine. Symptoms include acute diarrhea and abdominal pain that are usually self-limiting but antibiotics may be used for severe or prolonged cases.
Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic worms of the genus Schistosoma. There are several species that cause distinct forms of the disease depending on the organs affected. People become infected through contact with freshwater contaminated with larvae from infected snails. Symptoms vary depending on the species and stage of infection but commonly include abdominal pain, diarrhea, blood in urine or stool. Praziquantel is the treatment used to cure all forms of the disease. Prevention relies on avoiding contact with contaminated freshwater sources.
Clostridium is a genus of gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacteria. Some Clostridium species are pathogenic and can cause diseases like gas gangrene, tetanus, and botulism by producing toxins. Clostridium perfringens is a species that can cause gas gangrene through tissue destruction mediated by toxins and enzymatic activity. It is identified through culture, Gram staining, and tests like Nagler's reaction that detect lecithinase production. Treatment of gas gangrene involves prompt surgical debridement and antibiotics.
Clostridium tetani is a gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium that causes the disease tetanus. It forms spores that allow it to survive in environments without oxygen. The spores can enter the body through wounds and germinate under anaerobic conditions, producing a toxin that travels along the nervous system to the spinal cord. This toxin blocks neurotransmitters and causes painful muscle spasms, starting with the jaw and potentially leading to death if the respiratory muscles are affected. Laboratory diagnosis involves microscopy, culture studies, and biochemical tests to identify the bacterium, as well as animal inoculation experiments. Treatment involves wound cleaning, antibiotics, and vaccines to prevent further cases.
Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and is typically transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected flea. It presents as bubonic, septicemic, or pneumonic plague. Effective control relies on early treatment with antibiotics, flea control, vaccination in high risk groups, and public education to reduce contact with infected rodents and fleas.
Leishmania is a genus of protozoan parasites that causes leishmaniasis, a vector-borne disease spread by sandfly bites. It exists in two forms: amastigotes within host cells and promastigotes in sandflies. The disease manifests as visceral, cutaneous, or mucocutaneous leishmaniasis depending on the infected tissues. Visceral leishmaniasis affects internal organs while cutaneous primarily affects the skin. Diagnosis involves detecting the parasites microscopically or through culture. Treatment involves pentavalent antimonials, amphotericin B, or miltefosine. Control relies on reducing sandfly and reservoir populations through insecticides and treating
Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. It remains a major public health problem, infecting over 21 million people annually and causing over 200,000 deaths per year globally. The disease is transmitted through contaminated food or water. Clinical features include a sustained high fever over several weeks and complications can include intestinal bleeding or perforation. Diagnosis is made through blood or stool cultures. Treatment involves antibiotics. Prevention relies on vaccination, improved sanitation and hygiene practices like handwashing to control the spread from infected cases and carriers.
Typhoid fever is a severe illness caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. It is characterized by prolonged fever and can invade the liver, spleen, and other organs if untreated. It occurs primarily in developing countries with poor sanitation. Persons are infected by consuming food or water contaminated by the feces or urine of infected individuals. Diagnosis involves isolating the bacteria from blood or bone marrow cultures. Antibiotics are the primary treatment and help reduce complications if started early. Vaccines can help prevent infection but hygiene practices are also important for those in endemic areas.
The document provides a history of typhoid fever, including key figures who contributed to understanding the disease. It describes Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi, the bacteria that causes typhoid fever. It discusses the epidemiology, transmission, signs and symptoms, pathological changes, and classical presentation of the disease.
Typhoid fever is a life-threatening illness caused by the Salmonella Typhi bacterium. It affects approximately 12.5 million people worldwide each year. The disease is contracted through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Symptoms include sustained high fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea or constipation. While antibiotics have reduced the fatality rate to 1-2%, drug-resistant strains are an increasing problem. Vaccines can help prevent infection for those traveling to areas where the disease is common.
Typhoid Fever is caused by the bacterium Salmonella Typhi. It spreads through contaminated food or water and causes symptoms like sustained fever, abdominal pain, and headaches. Complications can include intestinal perforation or bleeding. Diagnosis involves blood or stool cultures. Treatment is with antibiotics like fluoroquinolones for 2 weeks. Prevention involves food and water safety as well as vaccination.
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This document summarizes a study that evaluated rapid diagnostic tests for typhoid fever in Papua New Guinea. Samples were collected from 500 outpatients with fevers and tested using blood culture, PCR, and three rapid diagnostic tests (Tubex, TyphiDot, and TR-02 prototype). Based on the blood culture and PCR composite reference standard, 47 patients (9.4%) had typhoid fever. The Tubex and TyphiDot tests had low sensitivity and specificity, but the TR-02 prototype showed promising results. An axillary temperature of 38.5°C or higher correlated with typhoid fever. Using an accurate diagnostic test only on patients with high fevers could lower diagnosis costs while maintaining accuracy.
Typhoid fever is an acute, highly infectious disease caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria. It is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, usually through contaminated water or food. Symptoms include sustained high fevers, weakness, headaches, abdominal pain and tenderness, and possible rash. Diagnosis is made through blood, bone marrow or stool cultures identifying S. typhi. Treatment involves antibiotics such as ampicillin, chloramphenicol or ciprofloxacin. Prevention focuses on sanitation, controlling reservoirs of infection, and immunization with inactive or live, attenuated vaccines.
Typhoid fever is caused by the Salmonella typhi bacteria and is spread through contaminated food or water. It remains prevalent in developing countries with poor sanitation. Symptoms include sustained high fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Diagnosis involves blood tests and cultures to detect the bacteria. Treatment uses antibiotics to kill the bacteria along with IV fluids. Vaccines are recommended for travel to areas where typhoid is common. The case study describes a 17-year old girl who contracted typhoid fever in India and was successfully treated with antibiotics.
This document summarizes key information about three respiratory medications - Flonase, Cipro, and Mucomyst. It provides details on their generic and brand names, what conditions they treat, how they work, common symptoms they address, dosage forms and administration instructions. The focus is on Flonase for treating allergies and rhinitis, Cipro as an antibiotic for infections, and Mucomyst for thinning mucus in lung conditions like emphysema and bronchitis. References are included from medical sources and a medical terminology textbook.
Typhoid fever is caused by the Salmonella typhi bacterium. It results in sustained fever and can lead to intestinal bleeding or perforation. It spreads through contaminated food or water. Treatment involves antibiotics like fluoroquinolones or chloramphenicol along with supportive care. Typhoid fever remains a public health issue in some parts of Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Enteric fever is caused by Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi bacteria, with an estimated 22 million cases and 200,000 deaths annually. The highest incidence rates are in South and Southeast Asia. Multidrug resistant strains have emerged, reducing the effectiveness of commonly used antibiotics. Symptoms include sustained fever, headache, abdominal pain and rose-colored spots. Diagnosis involves culturing the bacteria from blood or stool. Treatment is with antibiotics like fluoroquinolones. Control relies on improved sanitation, water treatment, hand washing and vaccination in endemic areas.
Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi and is transmitted through contaminated food or water. It has a variable incubation period of 1-2 weeks. Clinical presentation includes a stepwise fever pattern, gastrointestinal symptoms like abdominal pain, and occasionally a rose-colored rash. Without treatment, typhoid fever can last 3-4 weeks and be life threatening, but with antibiotics mortality is low. It remains common in areas with poor sanitation.
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Salmonella bacteria can cause typhoid fever, a systemic illness characterized by prolonged fever. S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi infect only humans, spreading through food/water contaminated by carriers. Typhoid fever affects millions annually and kills hundreds of thousands without treatment. Diagnosis involves blood/stool cultures and serology. Treatment includes antibiotics like ciprofloxacin. Vaccines can help prevent typhoid in endemic areas.
Salmonella bacteria can cause typhoid fever, which affects over 20 million people annually. The bacteria are transmitted through contaminated food or water. Symptoms include sustained fever, headache, abdominal pain and possible complications like intestinal bleeding or perforation. Diagnosis involves blood or stool cultures. Treatment is usually with antibiotics like ciprofloxacin. Prevention involves vaccination, especially in endemic areas.
Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi. It is transmitted through ingestion of food or water contaminated by the feces or urine of infected individuals. Symptoms include sustained fever, headache, abdominal pain and rose-colored spots on the skin. Untreated cases can lead to severe complications and death. Diagnosis involves blood cultures early in infection. Treatment consists of antibiotics like chloramphenicol or ciprofloxacin. Vaccines are available to prevent typhoid but drug resistance has emerged as a concern.
Salmonella is a genus of bacteria that can cause illnesses like typhoid fever and food poisoning in humans. There are over 2,500 serotypes of Salmonella, with the most common in the US being Salmonella enterica. Salmonella is transmitted through contaminated food or water, or direct contact with infected animals. In humans, it can cause either an intestinal infection or a more invasive typhoid fever. Salmonella has mechanisms like its Vi capsule and toxins that allow it to invade tissues and survive within host cells. Transmission occurs through the fecal-oral route in animals and humans.
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Shigellosis = inflammation of intestines (especially the colon) with accompanying severe abdominal cramps, tenesmus and frequent, low-volume stools containing blood, mucus and fecal leukocytes.
This document discusses Salmonella bacteria, which can cause typhoid fever and gastroenteritis in humans. It covers the taxonomy and pathogenesis of Salmonella, describing how the bacteria are ingested and can disseminate throughout the body to cause systemic infection. Key aspects of typhoid fever such as symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment are summarized. The document provides detailed information on Salmonella and typhoid fever.
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In the United States, the incidence of NTS infection has doubled in the past 2 decades.
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Typhoid is a bacterial infection caused by Salmonella typhi. It causes high fever, diarrhea, vomiting and can be fatal if untreated. The bacteria spreads through contaminated food and water. Mary Mallon was the first documented healthy carrier of typhoid in the United States in the early 1900s, infecting over 100 people and contributing to typhoid outbreaks by working as a cook while infected. Diagnosis involves culturing the bacteria from stool samples on selective media like XLD agar where Salmonella typhi colonies appear red.
This document discusses typhoid fever, including:
- It is caused by Salmonella Typhi and can affect all body systems.
- Symptoms vary depending on age but generally include sustained high fever, abdominal pain, and possible complications like pneumonia or intestinal perforation.
- Diagnosis involves blood, stool, or bone marrow cultures but the Widal test has limitations. Antibiotics are the primary treatment and resistance is a growing problem.
This document provides an overview of typhoid fever and salmonella species across 13 chapters. It discusses the history, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis and treatment of typhoid fever. It also covers salmonella nomenclature, structure, habitats and identification. Typhoid fever remains an important cause of illness in developing countries, where it is transmitted through ingestion of food or water contaminated by infected feces. Common symptoms include sustained high fever, abdominal pain, and possible complications like intestinal bleeding or perforation. Proper sanitation and antibiotic treatment have reduced typhoid prevalence in developed nations.
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2. Typhoid fevers are prevalent inTyphoid fevers are prevalent in
many regions in the Worldmany regions in the World
3. Enteric FeversEnteric Fevers
The syndrome associated with entericThe syndrome associated with enteric
fevers are produced only by a few of thefevers are produced only by a few of the
SalmonellaSalmonella
Salmonella typhi most importantSalmonella typhi most important
Salmonella paratyphi A, B,CSalmonella paratyphi A, B,C
4. Historical landmarks in TyphoidHistorical landmarks in Typhoid
In 1880s, the typhoid bacillus was first observedIn 1880s, the typhoid bacillus was first observed
by Eberth in spleen sections and mesentericby Eberth in spleen sections and mesenteric
lymph nodes from a patient who died fromlymph nodes from a patient who died from
typhoid. Robert Koch confirmed a related findingtyphoid. Robert Koch confirmed a related finding
by Gaffky and succeeded in cultivating theby Gaffky and succeeded in cultivating the
bacterium in 1881. But due to the lack ofbacterium in 1881. But due to the lack of
differential characters, separation of the typhoiddifferential characters, separation of the typhoid
bacillus from other enteric bacteria wasbacillus from other enteric bacteria was
uncertain.uncertain.
..
5. History of Sero DiagnosisHistory of Sero Diagnosis
In 1896, it was demonstrated that theIn 1896, it was demonstrated that the
serum from an animal immunized with theserum from an animal immunized with the
typhoid bacillus agglutinated (clumped)typhoid bacillus agglutinated (clumped)
the typhoid bacterial cells, and it wasthe typhoid bacterial cells, and it was
shown that the serum of patients afflictedshown that the serum of patients afflicted
with typhoid likewise agglutinated thewith typhoid likewise agglutinated the
typhoid bacillus. Serodiagnosis of typhoidtyphoid bacillus. Serodiagnosis of typhoid
was thus made possible by 1896.was thus made possible by 1896.
6. Typhoid MaryTyphoid Mary
A famous example isA famous example is
“Typhoid” Mary“Typhoid” Mary
Mallon, who was aMallon, who was a
food handlerfood handler
responsible forresponsible for
infecting at least 78infecting at least 78
people, killing 5.people, killing 5.
These highlyThese highly
infectious carriersinfectious carriers
pose a great risk topose a great risk to
public health.public health.
7. Typhoid MaryTyphoid Mary
"Typhoid Mary," real name Mary Mallon,"Typhoid Mary," real name Mary Mallon,
worked as a cook in New York City in theworked as a cook in New York City in the
early 1900s. Public health pioneerearly 1900s. Public health pioneer
Sara Josephine Baker, MD, PhDSara Josephine Baker, MD, PhD trackedtracked
her down after discovering that she washer down after discovering that she was
the common link among many people whothe common link among many people who
had become ill from typhoid fever She washad become ill from typhoid fever She was
traced to typhoid outbreaks a second timetraced to typhoid outbreaks a second time
so she was put in prison again where sheso she was put in prison again where she
lived until she died.lived until she died.
8. Etiology of Typhoid feverEtiology of Typhoid fever
Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease,Typhoid fever is a bacterial disease,
caused bycaused by Salmonella typhiSalmonella typhi.. It isIt is
transmitted through the ingestion of foodtransmitted through the ingestion of food
or drink contaminated by the faeces oror drink contaminated by the faeces or
urine of infected people.urine of infected people.
Para typhoid fevers are produced by otherPara typhoid fevers are produced by other
species namedspecies named
Paratyphi A, B, CParatyphi A, B, C
9. Changing taxonomy ofChanging taxonomy of
Salmonella speciesSalmonella species
SalmonellaSalmonella areare Gram-negativeGram-negative bacteriabacteria
which cause intestinal infections. Thewhich cause intestinal infections. The
taxonomy oftaxonomy of SalmonellaSalmonella species isspecies is
complicated. Formally, there are only twocomplicated. Formally, there are only two
species within this genus:species within this genus: S. bongoriS. bongori andand
S. entericaS. enterica (formerly called(formerly called S.S.
choleraesuischoleraesuis), which are divided into six), which are divided into six
subspecies:subspecies:
10. Different types of SalmonellaDifferent types of Salmonella
I -I - entericaenterica
II -II - salamaesalamae
IIIa -IIIa -arizonaearizonae
IIIb -IIIb -diarizonaediarizonae
IV -IV - houtenaehoutenae
V -V - bongoribongori
VI -VI - indicaindica
11. Bacteriology –Typhoid feverBacteriology –Typhoid fever
The GenusThe Genus
Salmonella belong toSalmonella belong to
EnterobactericiaeEnterobactericiae
Facultative anaerobeFacultative anaerobe
Gram negative bacilliGram negative bacilli
Distinguished fromDistinguished from
other bacteria byother bacteria by
Biochemical andBiochemical and
antigen structureantigen structure
12. Antigenic structure ofAntigenic structure of
SalmonellaSalmonella
Two sets of antigensTwo sets of antigens
Detection by serotypingDetection by serotyping
11 Somatic or 0 AntigensSomatic or 0 Antigens contain long chaincontain long chain
polysaccharides ( LPS ) comprises of heat stablepolysaccharides ( LPS ) comprises of heat stable
polysaccharide commonly.polysaccharide commonly.
2 Flagellar or H Antigens2 Flagellar or H Antigens are strongly immunogenicare strongly immunogenic
and induces antibody formation rapidly and in high titersand induces antibody formation rapidly and in high titers
following infection or immunization. The flagellar antigenfollowing infection or immunization. The flagellar antigen
is of a dual nature, occurring in one of the two phases.is of a dual nature, occurring in one of the two phases.
13. Paratyphoid fevers on riseParatyphoid fevers on rise
Paratyphoid fever can be caused by anyParatyphoid fever can be caused by any
of three serotypes of S. paratyphi A, B andof three serotypes of S. paratyphi A, B and
C. It is similar in its symptoms to typhoidC. It is similar in its symptoms to typhoid
fever, but tends to be milder, with a lowerfever, but tends to be milder, with a lower
fatality rate.fatality rate.
14. How a Typhoid fever spreadsHow a Typhoid fever spreads
SalmonellaSalmonella Typhi lives only in humans.Typhi lives only in humans.
Persons with typhoid fever carry thePersons with typhoid fever carry the
bacteria in their bloodstream and intestinalbacteria in their bloodstream and intestinal
tract. In addition, a small number oftract. In addition, a small number of
persons, called carriers , recover frompersons, called carriers , recover from
typhoid fever but continue to carry thetyphoid fever but continue to carry the
bacteria. Both ill persons and carriersbacteria. Both ill persons and carriers
shedshed S.S. Typhi in their feces (stool).Typhi in their feces (stool).
15. Clinical featuresClinical features
Typhoid fever (enteric fever) is a septicemia,Typhoid fever (enteric fever) is a septicemia,
illness characterized initially by fever,illness characterized initially by fever,
bradycardia, splenomegaly, abdominalbradycardia, splenomegaly, abdominal
symptoms and 'rose spots' which are clusters ofsymptoms and 'rose spots' which are clusters of
pink mauls on the skin.pink mauls on the skin.
Complications such as intestinal hemorrhage orComplications such as intestinal hemorrhage or
perforation can develop in untreated patients orperforation can develop in untreated patients or
when treatment is delayedwhen treatment is delayed..
16. Pathology and Pathogenesis ofPathology and Pathogenesis of
Enteric feverEnteric fever
Caused byCaused by
S. typhiS. typhi
S.paratyphiS.paratyphi
A B CA B C
The organisms penetrate ileal mucosa reach mesentricThe organisms penetrate ileal mucosa reach mesentric
lymph nodes via Lymphatics , Multiply,lymph nodes via Lymphatics , Multiply,
Invade Blood stream via thoracic ductInvade Blood stream via thoracic duct
In 7 – 10 days through blood stream infectIn 7 – 10 days through blood stream infect
Liver, Gall Bladder,, spleen, Kidney, Bone marrow.Liver, Gall Bladder,, spleen, Kidney, Bone marrow.
After multiplication bacilli pass into blood causingAfter multiplication bacilli pass into blood causing
secondary and heavier bactermiasecondary and heavier bactermia
17. FeverFever
All the events coincides with Fever and otherAll the events coincides with Fever and other
signs of clinical illnesssigns of clinical illness
From Gall bladder further invasion occurs inFrom Gall bladder further invasion occurs in
intestinesintestines
Involvement of peyr’s patches, gut lymphoidInvolvement of peyr’s patches, gut lymphoid
tissuetissue
Lead to inflammatory reaction, and infiltrationLead to inflammatory reaction, and infiltration
with monocular cellswith monocular cells
Leads to Necrosis, Sloughing and formation ofLeads to Necrosis, Sloughing and formation of
chacterstic typhoid ulcerschacterstic typhoid ulcers
18. Clinical presentationClinical presentation
Ingestion to onset of fever varies from 3 –Ingestion to onset of fever varies from 3 –
50 days. ( 2 weeks )50 days. ( 2 weeks )
Insidious start, early symptoms are vagueInsidious start, early symptoms are vague
Dull continuous head acheDull continuous head ache
Abdominal tenderness discomfort mayAbdominal tenderness discomfort may
present with constipation.present with constipation.
May progress and present with step ladderMay progress and present with step ladder
pattern temperaturepattern temperature
Temperature fall by crisis in 3 – 4Temperature fall by crisis in 3 – 4thth
weekweek
19. Events in a Typical typhoid FeverEvents in a Typical typhoid Fever
21. Rashes in TyphoidRashes in Typhoid
May present withMay present with
rash, rose spots 2 -4rash, rose spots 2 -4
mm in diametermm in diameter
raised discreteraised discrete
irregular blanchingirregular blanching
pink maculae's foundpink maculae's found
in front of chestin front of chest
Appear in crops ofAppear in crops of
upto a dozen at aupto a dozen at a
timetime
Fade after 3 – 4 daysFade after 3 – 4 days
22. Complication in TyphoidComplication in Typhoid
Severe intestinal hemorrhage andSevere intestinal hemorrhage and
intestinal perforationintestinal perforation
If not diagnosed can lead to fatalIf not diagnosed can lead to fatal
complications.complications.
23. RelapseRelapse
Apparent recovery can be followed byApparent recovery can be followed by
relapse in 5 – 10 % of untreated patientsrelapse in 5 – 10 % of untreated patients
On few occasions relapses can be severeOn few occasions relapses can be severe
and may be fatal.and may be fatal.
25. Morbidity and MortalityMorbidity and Mortality
In untreated patients mortality can be upIn untreated patients mortality can be up
to 20 %to 20 %
Occasionally present with diarrhea mayOccasionally present with diarrhea may
mimic other infections, which ismimic other infections, which is
particularly common in paratyphoid fever.particularly common in paratyphoid fever.
Patient may present as gastro enteritis noPatient may present as gastro enteritis no
different from that caused by otherdifferent from that caused by other
S.enterica serotypes.S.enterica serotypes.
26. Typhoid carriersTyphoid carriers
Salmonella entericaSalmonella enterica causes approximatelycauses approximately
16 million cases of typhoid fever16 million cases of typhoid fever
worldwide, killing around 500,000 perworldwide, killing around 500,000 per
year. One in thirty of the survivors,year. One in thirty of the survivors,
however, become carriers. In carriers thehowever, become carriers. In carriers the
bacteria remain hidden inside cells andbacteria remain hidden inside cells and
the gall bladder, causing new infections asthe gall bladder, causing new infections as
they are shed from an apparently healthythey are shed from an apparently healthy
host.host.
27. Academic progress on carrierAcademic progress on carrier
state in Typhoidstate in Typhoid
The factors that enable the bacteria to establishThe factors that enable the bacteria to establish
chronic infection were unclear. However, in achronic infection were unclear. However, in a
paper published this week in the Proceedings ofpaper published this week in the Proceedings of
the National Academy of Science, researchersthe National Academy of Science, researchers
at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich andat the Institute of Food Research in Norwich and
the Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that thethe Karolinska Institute in Sweden found that the
change of a single base pair in onechange of a single base pair in one SalmonellaSalmonella
gene can determine if the bacteria cause short-gene can determine if the bacteria cause short-
term illness or a long-term carrier state.term illness or a long-term carrier state.
29. Blood cultures in Typhoid feverBlood cultures in Typhoid fever
In Adults 5- 10 ml of Blood is collected byIn Adults 5- 10 ml of Blood is collected by
venepuncture inoculated into 50 – 100 mlvenepuncture inoculated into 50 – 100 ml
of Bile broth ( 0.5 % )of Bile broth ( 0.5 % )
Several other media are available used asSeveral other media are available used as
per the availability of medium to suit theirper the availability of medium to suit their
laboratory conditions.laboratory conditions.
30. Blood Cultures in TyphoidBlood Cultures in Typhoid
FeversFevers
Bacteremia occursBacteremia occurs
early in the diseaseearly in the disease
Blood Cultures areBlood Cultures are
positive inpositive in
11stst
week in 90%week in 90%
22ndnd
week in 75%week in 75%
33rdrd
week in 60%week in 60%
44thth
week and later inweek and later in
25%25%
31. Identification of SalmonellaIdentification of Salmonella
Sub cultures are done after overnightSub cultures are done after overnight
incubation at 37incubation at 3700
c,and subcultures arec,and subcultures are
done on Mac Conkey's agardone on Mac Conkey's agar
Subcultures are repeated upto 10 daysSubcultures are repeated upto 10 days
after futher incubation.after futher incubation.
34. Identifying Enteric OrganismsIdentifying Enteric Organisms
Isolates which are Non lactose fermentingIsolates which are Non lactose fermenting
Motile, Indole positiveMotile, Indole positive
Urease negativeUrease negative
Ferment Glucose,Mannitol,MaltoseFerment Glucose,Mannitol,Maltose
Donot ferment Lactose, SucroseDonot ferment Lactose, Sucrose
Typhoid bacilli are anaerogenicTyphoid bacilli are anaerogenic
Some of the Paratyphoid form acid and gasSome of the Paratyphoid form acid and gas
Further identification done by slide agglutinationFurther identification done by slide agglutination
teststests
35. Slide agglutination testsSlide agglutination tests
In slide agglutinationIn slide agglutination
tests a known serumtests a known serum
and unknown cultureand unknown culture
isolate is mixed,isolate is mixed,
clumping occursclumping occurs
within few minuteswithin few minutes
Commercial sera areCommercial sera are
available for detectionavailable for detection
of A, B,Cof A, B,C1,1,CC2,2,D, and E.D, and E.
36. Clot cultureClot culture
Clot cultures are more productive inClot cultures are more productive in
yielding better results in isolation.yielding better results in isolation.
A blood after clotting, the clot is lysed withA blood after clotting, the clot is lysed with
Streptokinase ,but expensive to perform inStreptokinase ,but expensive to perform in
developing countries.developing countries.
37. Bactek and Radiometric basedBactek and Radiometric based
methods are in recent usemethods are in recent use
Bactek methods inBactek methods in
isolation ofisolation of
Salmonella is a rapidSalmonella is a rapid
and sensitive methodand sensitive method
in early diagnosis ofin early diagnosis of
Enteric fever.Enteric fever.
Many MicrobiologyMany Microbiology
DiagnosticDiagnostic
Laboratories areLaboratories are
upgrading to Bactekupgrading to Bactek
methodsmethods
38. Other methods in Isolation ofOther methods in Isolation of
Enteric PathogensEnteric Pathogens
Feces CultureFeces Culture
Urine CultureUrine Culture
Bone marrow cultures ( Highly Sensitive )Bone marrow cultures ( Highly Sensitive )
39. Emerging Methods in Diagnosis ofEmerging Methods in Diagnosis of
Enteric fevers.Enteric fevers.
Detection of circulatingDetection of circulating
antigen byantigen by Co -Co -
agglutinationagglutination methodsmethods
with use of Cowan’swith use of Cowan’s
strain Staphylococcusstrain Staphylococcus
coated with antibodiescoated with antibodies
PCR.PCR. The advent of PCR
technology has provided
unparalleled sensitivity
and specificity for the
diagnosis of typhoid
40. Diagnosis of CarriersDiagnosis of Carriers
Useful in public health purpose.Useful in public health purpose.
Useful in screening food handlers, cooks,Useful in screening food handlers, cooks,
to detect carrier stateto detect carrier state
Typhoid bacilli can be isolated from fecesTyphoid bacilli can be isolated from feces
or from bile aspiratesor from bile aspirates
Detection of Vi agglutinins in the BloodDetection of Vi agglutinins in the Blood
can be determinant of carrier state.can be determinant of carrier state.
41. Widal TestWidal Test
In 1896 Widal A professor ofIn 1896 Widal A professor of
pathology and internalpathology and internal
medicine at the University ofmedicine at the University of
Paris (1911–29), heParis (1911–29), he
developed a procedure fordeveloped a procedure for
diagnosing typhoid feverdiagnosing typhoid fever
based on the fact thatbased on the fact that
antibodiesantibodies in the blood of anin the blood of an
infected individual cause theinfected individual cause the
bacteria to bind together intobacteria to bind together into
clumps (the Widal reaction).clumps (the Widal reaction).
42. Diagnosis of Enteric FeverDiagnosis of Enteric Fever
Widal testWidal test
Serum agglutinins raise abruptly during the 2Serum agglutinins raise abruptly during the 2ndnd
or 3or 3rdrd
weekweek
The widal test detects antibodies against O and HThe widal test detects antibodies against O and H
antigensantigens
Two serum specimens obtained at intervals of 7 – 10Two serum specimens obtained at intervals of 7 – 10
days to read the raise of antibodiesdays to read the raise of antibodies..
Serial dilutions on unknown sera are tested against theSerial dilutions on unknown sera are tested against the
antigens for respective Salmonellaantigens for respective Salmonella
False positives and False negative limits the utility of theFalse positives and False negative limits the utility of the
testtest
The interpretative criteria when single serum specimensThe interpretative criteria when single serum specimens
are tested varyare tested vary
Cross reactions limits the specificityCross reactions limits the specificity
43. Significant Titers helps inSignificant Titers helps in
DiagnosisDiagnosis
Following Titers ofFollowing Titers of
antibodies against theantibodies against the
antigens are significantantigens are significant
when single sample iswhen single sample is
testedtested
O > 1 in 160O > 1 in 160
H > 1 in 320H > 1 in 320
Testing a paired sampleTesting a paired sample
for raise of antibodiesfor raise of antibodies
carries a greatercarries a greater
significancesignificance
44. Widal test – Still a popular testWidal test – Still a popular test
The Widal test (Widal’s agglutination reaction) isThe Widal test (Widal’s agglutination reaction) is
routinely practised for the serodiagnosis of typhoidroutinely practised for the serodiagnosis of typhoid
fever by most of the laboratories. Several workersfever by most of the laboratories. Several workers
have expressed doubt regarding the reliability of thehave expressed doubt regarding the reliability of the
test. Several factors have contributed to thistest. Several factors have contributed to this
uncertainty. These include poorly standardiseduncertainty. These include poorly standardised
antigens, the sharing of antigenic determinants withantigens, the sharing of antigenic determinants with
other Salmonellae and the effects of immunisationother Salmonellae and the effects of immunisation
with TAB vaccine. Another major problem relates towith TAB vaccine. Another major problem relates to
the difficulty of interpreting Widal test results inthe difficulty of interpreting Widal test results in
areas where Salmonella typhi is endemic and whereareas where Salmonella typhi is endemic and where
the antibody titres of the normal population are oftenthe antibody titres of the normal population are often
not known.not known.
45. Limitations of Widal testLimitations of Widal test
Classically, a four-fold rise of antibody inClassically, a four-fold rise of antibody in
paired sera Widal test is consideredpaired sera Widal test is considered
diagnostic of typhoid fever. However, paireddiagnostic of typhoid fever. However, paired
sera are often difficult to obtain and specificsera are often difficult to obtain and specific
chemotherapy has to be instituted on thechemotherapy has to be instituted on the
basis of a single Widal test. Furthermore, inbasis of a single Widal test. Furthermore, in
areas where fever due to infectious causes isareas where fever due to infectious causes is
a common occurrence the possibility existsa common occurrence the possibility exists
that false positive reactions may occur as athat false positive reactions may occur as a
result of non-typhoidresult of non-typhoid
46. Antimicrobial Therapy inAntimicrobial Therapy in
TyphoidTyphoid
With prompt antibiotic therapy, more than 99%With prompt antibiotic therapy, more than 99%
of the people with typhoid fever are cured,of the people with typhoid fever are cured,
although convalescence may last severalalthough convalescence may last several
months. The antibioticmonths. The antibiotic chloramphenicolchloramphenicolSomeSome
Trade NamesTrade Names
CHLOROMYCETINCHLOROMYCETIN
is used worldwide, but increasing resistance to itis used worldwide, but increasing resistance to it
has prompted the use of other antibiotics (suchhas prompted the use of other antibiotics (such
asas trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazoletrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
BACTRIMBACTRIM
SEPTRASEPTRA
oror ciprofloxacinciprofloxacin
47. Drug resitance an EmergingDrug resitance an Emerging
concernconcern
Previously Choramphenicol was the drug ofPreviously Choramphenicol was the drug of
choice for the treatment of typhoid fever.choice for the treatment of typhoid fever.
However, with the development more safer andHowever, with the development more safer and
more effective drugs the use of Choramphenicolmore effective drugs the use of Choramphenicol
has declined these days.has declined these days. 3rd generation3rd generation
cephalosporins, like Ceftriaxone, andcephalosporins, like Ceftriaxone, and
Flouroquinolones, like ciprofloxacin andFlouroquinolones, like ciprofloxacin and
levofloxacin are the drugs of choice for treatmentlevofloxacin are the drugs of choice for treatment
of typhoid fever .of typhoid fever .Once again many strains areOnce again many strains are
sensitive to Choramphenicolsensitive to Choramphenicol
48. Vaccines for Typhoid PreventionVaccines for Typhoid Prevention
Two types of vaccines are availableTwo types of vaccines are available
Oral and Inject ableOral and Inject able
Oral – A live oral vaccine ( typhoral ) is a stableOral – A live oral vaccine ( typhoral ) is a stable
mutant of S.typhi strain Ty 21a lacking themutant of S.typhi strain Ty 21a lacking the
enzyme UDP Galactose -4-epimerase.enzyme UDP Galactose -4-epimerase.
One capsule given orally taken before food, withOne capsule given orally taken before food, with
glass of water or milk, on 1, 3, 5 days ( threeglass of water or milk, on 1, 3, 5 days ( three
doses )doses )
No antibiotics should be taken during the periodNo antibiotics should be taken during the period
of administration of vaccineof administration of vaccine
49. Vaccine - injectableVaccine - injectable
The inject able vaccine, ( typhim –vi)The inject able vaccine, ( typhim –vi)
contains purified Vi polysaccharidecontains purified Vi polysaccharide
antigen derived from S.typhi strain ty21antigen derived from S.typhi strain ty21
Given as single subcutaneous orGiven as single subcutaneous or
intramuscular injectionintramuscular injection
Single dose is adequate.Single dose is adequate.
50. Vaccines for TyphoidVaccines for Typhoid
Both vaccines are given to only > 5 years ofBoth vaccines are given to only > 5 years of
age.age.
Immunity lasts for 3 yearsImmunity lasts for 3 years
Need a boosterNeed a booster
Vaccines are not effective inVaccines are not effective in
prevention of Paratyphoid feversprevention of Paratyphoid fevers
51. Simple hand hygiene andSimple hand hygiene and
washing can reduce severalwashing can reduce several
cases of Typhoidcases of Typhoid
52. Created for Health andCreated for Health and
Educational awareness onEducational awareness on
Typhoid FeverTyphoid Fever
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