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C. Difficile Infection in IBD - IBD Algorithm

Background
Complications
CDI Testing Algorithm
CDI Recurrence

Dr. Wade Billings @wabillin

#Clostridioides #difficile #CDiff
Difficile Infection ... Complications CDI ... CDI Recurrence ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #CDiff #CDifficile
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #Cdiff #Clostridioides ... #Difficile #Clostridium
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle
1) Eggs containing rhabditiform larvae passed in feces.
2) Rhabditiform larvae hatch in environment.
Strongyloides fuelleborni Lifecycle ... Free-Living Cycle 1) ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... #fuelleborni #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle
Free-Living Cycle:
1) Rhabditiform larvae in the intestine are excreted in stool. 
2) Development into
Strongyloides Stercoralis Lifecycle ... Free-Living Cycle: 1) ... L3) larvae. 6) Infective ... #stercoralis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle 1) ... amastigotes) 6) Ingestion ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
philippinensis Life Cycle 1) ... in water. 3) Infective ... philippinensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... C difficile assay ... Ova and parasite ... HIV infection or ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
Ascariasis Life Cycle 1) ... with L3 larva 4) Ingestion ... lumbricoides #Ascariasis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Cyclosporiasis - Cyclospora cayetanensis Life Cycle
Oocyst (Unsporulated)
1) Excretion of unsporulated oocysts in the stool
2) Environmental contamination
3)
Unsporulated) 1) ... food chain 5) Ingestion ... #cayetanensis #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium Life Cycle
1) Eggs or gravid proglottids in feces and passed into environment.
2)
solium Life Cycle 1) ... intestinal tapeworm infection ... #TaeniaSolium #LifeCycle ... infectiousdiseases #cdc ... #parasite