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Enteric E.coli
EnteroPathogenic E. coli (EPEC) - Diarrhoea in children
EnteroHaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) - Haemorrhagic colitis HUS
EnteroToxigenic
Enteric E.coli ... EnteroPathogenic E. coli ... Meningitis E. coli ... #Escherichia #Ecoli ... strains #diagnosis #differential
Escherichia coli Adherence and Pathogenic Patterns
EIEC - EPEC - ETEC - EHEC (STEC) - EAEC -
Escherichia coli ... #Escherichia #Ecoli
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... . cholerae, E. coli ... E. coli, C difficile ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
Colitis - Differential ... Lymphoma - E Coli ... Segment #Location #Differential
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli ... clinical #photo #differential
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Salmonella E = E Coli ... Bloody #Diarrhea #Differential
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Enterotoxigenic E coli ... Enterohemorrhagic E coli ... Enteroinvasive E coli ... Acute #Infectious #differential
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
E coli), Anaerobes ... #Microbiology #differential
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli ... #Infections #Differential
Infectious Diarrhea - Laboratory Testing

Clostridium difficile
Salmonella enterica, Shigella spp, Campylobacter spp 
Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and
toxin–producing Escherichia coli ... Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli ... fragilish; Balantidium coli ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential