ABSTRACT
Associated foods Food or water contaminated with the feces from infected humans or animals
Laboratory testing Stool test
Treatment Luminal amoebicides such as paromomycin, diloxanide fuloate
Signs & symptoms Urine infection, sepsis, meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis
E 1-10 days
Associated foods Water, vegetables, dairy
Laboratory testing Urine test; stool test
Treatment Antibiotics
Signs & symptoms Urinary tract infections, bacteremia, bacterial endocarditis, diverticulitis, meningitis
Duration of illness 24-48 hours
Associated foods Meat such as sausage, and dairy products
Laboratory testing Bile-esculin test
Enzyme
E Ampicillin and vancomycin
A proteinaceous catalyst, produced by living organisms, that acts on one or more specic substrates.
