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IDSA Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults
Source: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1085

#Management #Clostridium #CDifficile #IDSA2017 #Guidelines
the Treatment of Clostridium ... doi.org/10.1093/cid ... #Management #Clostridium
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
electronic devices (CIED ... gallolyticus, clostridium
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
electronic devices (CIED ... gallolyticus, clostridium
Typical therapeutic applications of Tetracyclines (Doxycycline)
Gram (+) cocci: Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), Streptococcus pneumoniae
Gram (+)
Anaerobic organisms: Clostridiunm ... perfringens, Clostridium
Clostridium Difficile (c. diff) Overview #Diagnosis #Management #Clostridium #CDifficile #Overview #FOAMCast
Clostridium Difficile ... Diagnosis #Management #Clostridium
Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
Clostridium Dificile ... #Clindamycin #Clostridium
Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

IDAGRAM based on most recent guidelines from @IDSAInfo.

 Infographic by IDagram
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#Clostridium
Clostridium Difficile ... @ID_agram #Clostridium
In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest - Decision Aid
Among "elderly patients who undergo resuscitation after in-hospital cardiac arrest", at
one year: - 49 died ... resuscitation - 34 died ... discharge - 7 died
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
• Bacterial: Clostridium ... Infectious - Invasive: Clostridium
Algorithm for the diagnosis of Necrotizing Infections #Diagnosis #Management #GenSurg #Microbiology #NecrotizingFasciitis #Myonecrosis #Necrotizing #SoftTissueInfection #Clostridium
SoftTissueInfection #Clostridium