Invasive Enteritis and systemic infections: Four clinical syndromes, plus the carrier state, are associated with the genus Salmonella. 1-Gastroenteritis (non-invasive): watery diarrhea caused by Salmonella enterica Subspecies enterica. 2-Particular organ systems infection: Osteomyelitis in sickle cell diseased patients caused by Salmonella typhimurium. 3-Vascular endothelium focal infection: -Some toxigenic serovars of Salmonella typhimurium. 4-Typhoid fever: -Serovars Salmonella typhi and paratyphi A and B.
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Invasive Enteritis and systemic infections: Four clinical syndromes, plus the carrier state, are associated with the genus Salmonella.1-Gastroenteritis (non-invasive): watery diarrhea caused by Salmonella enterica Subspecies enterica.2-Particular organ systems infection: Osteomyelitis in sickle cell diseased patients caused by Salmonella typhimurium.3-Vascular endothelium focal infection: -Some toxigenic serovars of Salmonella typhimurium. 4-Typhoid fever: -Serovars Salmonella typhi and paratyphi A and B.
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The genus Salmonella is a large diverse group with serological varieties (Serovars). The main antigens that distinguish Salmonella serovars are:1-The Somatic O antigen.2-The Flagellar H antigen.3-The Capsular K antigen.
-Genetic recombination, gene duplication, and point mutation create the ability of serological alterations.
(So, microbes can escape from humoral and cellular response).
2 -Salmonella enterica : subspecies: paratyphi.Reservoir: Human only; no animal reservoirs.
Transmission: -Fecal-Oral route from human carriers .
-Contaminated food .
Other Salmonella species that cause gastroenteritis: Salmonella typhimurium.
Reservoir: Animals: Chicken meat and Cattle.Transmission: Outbreaks are most frequent in summer months due to ingestion of contaminated food.
Pathogenesis of Salmonella in Typhoid fever:
Pathogenic dose: -107-108 CFU/ml in normal persons (due to gastric acid effect).-106 CFU/ml in patients with hypochlorhydria.Incubation period: from 5 to 21 days.
Pathogenesis:-The microbes successfully escape being killed in the stomach.
-Fimbrial and non- Fimbrial adhesion to ileocecal region. -Invasion of Microfold cells in the ileum mucosa.
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-Bacterial-mediated endocytosis due to Salmonella pathogenicity island 1 gene.
-Engulfment of microbe by dendritic cells .
-Salmonella remain within vesicles; because its resistance ability to lysosomal contents and the antibacterial
peptide cryptins.-In the sub-mucosal layer, The dendritic cell will carry the
microbes to mesenteric lymph nodes, then to blood
(primary bacteremia) and RES by infected macrophages.
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-Typhoid fever is associated with the presence of Anti- phagocytic capsule (Vi antigen virulent strains).-Multiplication in macrophages of liver (hepatitis), spleen, and bone marrow.
-Secondary continuous bacteremia; Septicemia.
-Appearance of signs and symptoms; daily high fevers that continue for 4 to 8 weeks in untreated cases. -Invasion of gallbladder and kidney ; Cholecystitis and nephritis respectively.
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-Gallstones explain the presence of carrier state.
-Bile; release of microbe in small intestine;
inflammation and ulceration of Peyer’s patches
(immune-mediated destruction of Peyer’s patches).
-Diarrhea; hemorrhagic ulceration of mucosa.
Diagnosis of Typhoid fever:Direct: Microbiology:Clinical specimens: Blood, stool, urine culture.
-At week number one: 80% of infected patients show positive blood Culture; 25% have rose spots
( trunk/ abdomen .)-By week number 3: 85% of stool culture are positive.
-Blood culture: A 3 to 8 ml should be cultivated in blood culture bottle.
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Growth indications :Turbidity, Hemolysis, and air bubbles .