Bacterial agents in acute diarrhea.
Acute diarrhea due to identifiable pathogenesis is caused in about 50% by bacteria. There are 4 general virulence properties of bacterial enteropathogens, namely adherence, cytotoxicity, enterotoxicity and invasiveness. These problems are discussed for the known enteropathogens. Stool examination for the presence of numerous leukocytes is a valuable screening test indicating diffuse colonic inflammation f.ex. in shigellosis, salmonellosis, campylobacterosis and yersiniosis.
D000208:Acute Disease; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D004405:Dysentery, Bacillary / Q000175:diagnosis; D005243:Feces / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014774:Virulence; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis