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Biliary tract infections caused by Clostridium perfringens

Acute emphysematous cholecystitis Post cholecystectomy septicemia

Diseases caused by Clostridium perfringens

Gas gangrene food poisoning necrotising enteritis gangrenous appendicitis brain abscess and meningitis panophthalmitis thoracic infections endogenous gas gangrene of intraabdominal origin biliary tract infections urogenital infections

Microbiology

Most common GI emergency in neonates

Necrotising enterocolitis. It is seen mainly in premature infants.

Microbiology

Clostridium welchii

Clostridium perfringens Previous name of Clostridium prefringens, an anaerobic, spore forming, gram positive bacilli. It causes many conditions such as gas gangrene, food poisoning, gangrenous appendicitis and necrotising

Microbiology

Warthin Starry stain

Warthin Starry stain demonstrating H.pylori in the gastric mucosa A silver nitrate stain used as a special stain for demonstrating organisms such as H.Pylori and spirochetes. It is

Microbiology

Cat Scratch Disease

Disease characterised by fever with lymphadenopathy, following a cat scratch. It is caused by Bartonella henselae.

Microbiology

Bartonella henselae

Casuative organism for Cat Scratch Disease, bacilliary angiomatosis and bacillary peliosis. It can be identified in lymph node biopsy by Warthin Starry stain.

Microbiology

Trench fever

Also known as five day fever. It was first identified during the First World War. It is caused by Bartonella quintana. It has a prolonged convalesence period resulting

Microbiology

Bartonella quintana

Causative organism of trench fever/five day fever. Initially it was known as Rickettsia quintana and later as Rochalimaea quintana, and presently placed under Bartonella.

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