Yersinia enterocolitica

Aka: Yersinia enterocolitica

II. Epidemiology

  1. Natural Hosts: Wild and domestic mammals, birds
  2. Waterborne Illness source
    1. Natural waters in which E. coli is not present

III. Pathophysiology

  1. Grows at refrigerator Temperatures
  2. Causes Mesenteric Lymphadenitis (mimics Appendicitis)

IV. Differential Diagnosis

  1. See Acute Diarrhea
  2. Appendicitis

V. Labs

  1. Stool Culture on selective growth medium

VI. Management

  1. Indications
    1. Severe disease
    2. Bacteremia
    3. Antibiotics not needed in mild disease or uncomplicated enteritis
  2. Severe disease - first line regimen (combined Doxycycline with Aminoglycoside)
    1. Doxycycline 100 mg IV twice daily AND
    2. Gentamicin or Tobramycin 5 mg/kg/day every 24 hours
  3. Severe disease - alternative regimens
    1. Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ) DS 160/180 mg twice daily for 5 days
    2. Ciprofloxacin 500 mg orally twice daily for 7-10 days
  4. References
    1. Gilbert (2013) Sanford Guide

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Ontology: Yersinia enterocolitica (C0043406)

Definition (NCI_CDISC) Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Yersinia enterocolitica.
Definition (NCI) A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile, positive for urease, and ornithine decarboxylase, and negative for oxidase, and citrate. It is able to ferment cellobiose, sucrose, and sorbose but not raffinose, melibiose, or rhamnose. Y. enterocolitica is commensal and a pathogen that causes Yersiniosis, which infects children that have ingested contaminated meat or milk.
Definition (MSH) A species of the genus YERSINIA, isolated from both man and animal. It is a frequent cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in children.
Concepts Bacterium (T007)
MSH D015008
SnomedCT 65255000
English Bacterium enterocoliticum, Yersinia enterocolitica (Schleifstein and Coleman 1939) Frederiksen 1964, yersinia enterocolitica, YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA, Yersinia Enterocolitica, PASTEURELLA ENTEROCOLITICA, Pasteurella enterocolitica, Yersinia enterocolitica (organism), Yersinia enterocolitica
Swedish Yersinia enterocolitica
Czech Yersinia enterocolitica
Finnish Yersinia enterocolitica
Russian IERSINIOZA VOZBUDITEL', YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA, ИЕРСИНИОЗА ВОЗБУДИТЕЛЬ
Croatian YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA
Polish Pałeczka jersiniozy, Yersinia enterocolitica
Norwegian Yersinia enterocolitica
Spanish Yersinia enterocolitica (organismo), Yersinia enterocolitica
French Yersinia enterocolitica
German Yersinia enterocolitica
Italian Yersinia enterocolitica
Dutch Yersinia enterocolitica
Portuguese Yersinia enterocolitica
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)

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