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Enteric E.coli
EnteroPathogenic E. coli (EPEC) - Diarrhoea in children
EnteroHaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) - Haemorrhagic colitis HUS
EnteroToxigenic
EnteroPathogenic E. coli ... (EPEC) - Diarrhoea ... ) - Traveler's diarrhoea ... (EAEC) - Diarrhoea ... (DAEC) - Acute diarrhoea
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Acute Infectious Diarrhea ... Noninflammatory Diarrhea ... Enterotoxigenic E coli ... Enterohemorrhagic E coli ... Enteroinvasive E coli
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Causing Bloody Diarrhea ... SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea ... Salmonella E = E Coli ... JonathanBwalya/bacterial-diarrhea ... Pathogens #Bloody #Diarrhea
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... . cholerae, E. coli ... E. coli, C difficile ... Colitis #Acute #Diarrhea
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
Infectious Diarrhea ... Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli ... fragilish; Balantidium coli ... associated with diarrhea ... #Infectious #Diarrhea
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
post-Transplant Diarrhea ... ., Escherichia coli ... #Transplant #Diarrhea
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes of diarrhea ... - Others: E. coli ... Questions @WuidQ #Diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... show melanosis coli ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
of Infectious Diarrhea ... Persistent or chronic diarrhea ... Yersinia, Balantidium coli ... syndrome) • Diarrhea ... and nonbloody diarrhea
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
• Vomiting, diarrhea ... RUQ: • Biliary colic