Infectious colitis causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Salau, M.B.B.S., FMCPaed [2]
Overview
The most common pathogens that cause infectious colitis are enteric bacteria. They cause colitis by either directly invading the gut or by causing mucosal injury through toxins they produce without invasion. Common pathogens that cause infectious colitis include Shigella dysenteriae, Escherichia coli, Chlamydia trachomatis, Cytomegalovirus, HSV. Clostridium difficile can cause colitis in individuals on antibiotic therapy.
Causes
The common causes of infectious colitis include.[1][2][3]
Bacteria causes of infectious colitis
Bacteria that cause infectious colitis include
- Clostridium difficile
- Shigella spp
- Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
- Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Salmonella spp (non-typhoidal)
- Treponema pallidum
- Yersinia enterocolitica
- Aeromonas spp
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Non-choleraic Vibrio spp
Viral causes of infectious colitis
Viruses that cause infectious colitis include
Protozoan causes of infectious colitis
Protozoa that cause infectious colitis include
References
- ↑ DuPont HL (2012). “Approach to the patient with infectious colitis”. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 28 (1): 39–46. doi:10.1097/MOG.0b013e32834d3208. PMID 22080825.
- ↑ Palle SK, Prasad M, Kugathasan S (2016). “Approach to a Child with Colitis”. Indian J Pediatr. doi:10.1007/s12098-016-2091-5. PMID 27080713.
- ↑ DuPont HL (2009). “Clinical practice. Bacterial diarrhea”. N Engl J Med. 361 (16): 1560–9. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp0904162. PMID 19828533.
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