Clostridium species - Revision history

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Vickyjux: /* Clostridium tetani */

2010-03-05T09:58:03Z

Clostridium tetani

A.allison at 20:55, 13 August 2009

2009-08-13T20:55:23Z

Jocelyn86: /* Diagnosis */

2009-08-11T18:42:19Z

Diagnosis

Jtulloch at 09:41, 25 September 2008

2008-09-25T09:41:00Z

A.allison at 16:04, 22 September 2008

2008-09-22T16:04:17Z

A.allison at 22:38, 25 August 2008

2008-08-25T22:38:04Z

A.allison at 22:17, 25 August 2008

2008-08-25T22:17:56Z

A.allison at 22:09, 25 August 2008

2008-08-25T22:09:05Z

A.allison at 12:34, 20 August 2008

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 *Characteristics:
 **Terminal, spherical endospores give mother cells a drumstick appearance
-**Enodospores resistant to boiling and chemicals but susceptible to autoclaving
+**Endospores resistant to boiling and chemicals but susceptible to autoclaving
 **Swarming growth and haemolytic on blood agar
 **Many serotypes but all produce same neurotoxin, tetanospasmin, therefore antibodies neutralise all
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 **Toxoid vaccine for farm animals
 **Debridement of wounds in horses
 ===''Clostridium botulinum''===

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 **Myocardial and diaphragmatic lesions can cause sudden death
 **Fluorescent antibody test for diagnosis
-*Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium species#Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']]
+*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], along with [[Clostridium species#Clostridium septicum|''Clostridium septicum'']]
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 **Disease occurs during winter
 **Rapidly fatal; anorexia, depression, fever
-*Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
+*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
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 **Dark discoloration of skin caused by subcutaneous venous congestion
 **Fluorescent antibody test diagnostic
-* Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]].
+* Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]].
 *May be involved in [[Bacterial skin infections - Pathology#Systemic bacterial infections|cutaneous lesions]]
 *Causes big head in rams - oedema of subcutaneous tissues of the head, neck and cranial thorax; necrotising lethal alpha toxin
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 ===''Clostridium perfringens'' type A===
-*[[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
+*[[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|Gas gangrene]] and [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]]
 **Extensive bacterial invasion of damaged muscle
 **Gas production causing subcutaneous crepitus
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 ===Clostridium sordelli===
-*Causes [[General Pathology - Necrosis#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]] and abomasitis (lambs)
+*Causes [[Necrosis - Pathology#Gas Gangrene|gas gangrene]], [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Gas gangrene|myositis]] and abomasitis (lambs)

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 *Anaerobic culture with hydrogen supplement and 5-10% carbon dioxide for 48 hours
 *Colonies of ''C. perfringens'' are 5mm diameter, circular, flat and grey and surrounded by a zone of double haemolysis
-*Positive cAMP test with ''Sreptococci agalactiae''
+*Positive cAMP test with ''Streptococci agalactiae''
 *Biochemical tests
 *Toxins identified in body fluids by toxin neutralisation or protection tests in lab animals
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 *Post mortem
 *Gram positive rods present on intestinal smears suggests clostridial enterotoxaemia
 ===Neurotoxic clostridia===

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 *Necrotising enterocolitis in pigs and necrotic enteritis in chickens (alpha toxin with lecithinase activity)
 *Canine haemorrhagic gastroenteritis (cytotoxic enterotoxin)
-*Typhlocolotis in horses, possibly associated with [[Intestines - Fibrinous/ Haemorrhagic Enteritis#Colitis X|Colitis X]]
+*Typhlocolotis in horses, possibly associated with [[Intestines Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic Enteritis - Pathology#Colitis X|Colitis X]]
 ===''C. perfringens'' type B===
-*[[Intestines - Fibrinous/ Haemorrhagic Enteritis#Lamb Dysentery (Enterotoxaemia with Blood)|Lamb dysentery]]
+*[[Intestines Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic Enteritis - Pathology#Lamb Dysentery (Enterotoxaemia with Blood)|Lamb dysentery]]
 *Up to 30% morbidity and high mortality
 *Affects lambs in first week of life

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 ===''C. perfringens'' type D===
-*[[Intestines - Catarrhal Enteritis#"Pulpy Kidney" Disease|Pulpy kidney disease]] in well-fed 3-10 week-old lambs
+*[[Intestines Catarrhal Enteritis - Pathology#"Pulpy Kidney" Disease|Pulpy kidney disease]] in well-fed 3-10 week-old lambs
 *Follows overeating high grain diet or luchious pasture
 *Starch from partially digested food enterering the intestine from the rumen allows rapid clostridial proliferation

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 *Treatment: polyvalent antiserum neutralises unbound toxin
 *Toxoid vaccine used in endemic regions
-*Implicated in [[Intestines - physical disturbances#Equine dysautonomia, or grass sickness|equine grass sickness]]
+*Implicated in [[Intestine Physical Disturbances - Pathology#Equine dysautonomia, or grass sickness|equine grass sickness]]

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 **Predisposing factors include diet changes, coccidial infection and intestinal hypomotility
 *Acute enterotoxaemia with haemorrhagic enteritis in calves, lambs, foals, goats
-*[[Peritoneal cavity - inflammatory#In cattle|Peritonitis in cattle]] - sudden death in feedlot cattle
+*[[Peritoneal Cavity Inflammatory - Pathology#In cattle|Peritonitis in cattle]] - sudden death in feedlot cattle