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è â 现èåž
- Gram - rod, cold-tolerant 4°C
- Bipolar staining (safety pin like family)
- Urease +
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è â Source
- Y. enterocolitica: pork, chitterlings, milk, refrigerated food
- Y. pseudotuberculosis: rodents, vegetable, æ¥æ¬/æ±æ
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è â èšåº
- Enteritis (å
ç«¥, longer course 1-3 wk, è¡äŸ¿)
- âPseudoappendicitisâ â RLQ pain, mesenteric adenitis, terminal ileitis
- Bacteremia + iron overload + multi-focal abscess (deferoxamine ââ risk!)
- Reactive arthritis (HLA-B27) + erythema nodosum
- Transfusion-associated bacteremia (RBC unit, cold storage)
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è â Treatment
- Healthy enteritis: NO antibiotic
- Severe: ceftriaxone or doxy + gent
- Iron overload: stop deferoxamine, use deferiprone / deferasirox
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è â Pseudoappendicitis Tip
- éå°å¹Ž RLQ pain + ç + ç diarrhea hx â éå¥ Yersinia from acute appendicitis (CT may help)