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MMIC: Case 2
Name: Kwan Siew Yan
Sex: Female
I/C No: S000123X
HRN: OPD001
Age:29 years
Ward/Clinic: Clinic X

Clinical Diagnosis
Complaints: Diarrhea
Diagnosis: Enterocolitis
Antibotic Treatment (if any): Nil

Enterocolitis
Enterocolitis is the inflammation of the large and small intestines. The most common symptom of enterocolitis is diarrhea.

Causative Agents

The most common way a person can get enterocolitis is by infection. Infection includes Bacteria, Virus and Parasites. Below are the identified causative agents that can cause enterocolitis.

Bacteria

Campylobacter Jejuni
Salmonella enteritidis
Shigella species
Escherichia ColiO157:H7 (ETEC)
Vibrio Cholerae
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
Staphylococcus Aureus
Clostridium Perfringens

Virus

Rotavirus
Norovirus

Parasites

Giardia Lamblia/ Giardia intestinalis


Biochemical Tests

Since this PBL is on bacterial pathology I’ll only be discussing the biochemical properties of the microorganisms from the bacteria group.



Campylobacter Jejuni
Gram Negative Rod
Motile
Microaerophilic

Salmonella enteritidis
Gram Negative Rods
Non-Lactose Fermenting
Motile

Shigella Species
Gram Negative Rods
Non-Lactose Fermenting
Non-motile
Anaerobe

Escherichia Coli O157:H7
Gram Negative Rod
Lactose Fermenter
Facultative anaerobe
Anaerobe

Vibrio Cholerae
Gram Negative Rod
Oxidase Positive

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus
Gram Negative Rod

Staphylococcus Aureus
Gram Positive Cocci
Catalase- positive

Clostridium Perfringens
Gram Positive Rod
Spore-forming
Anaerobic

References

www.medicinenet.com>search> Diarrhea

www.wrongdiagnosis.com > search > Enterocolitis

http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap4.html

Levinson, W. (2006). Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology. San Francisco,California: Lange Medical Books/ McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing Division

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