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Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

IDAGRAM based on most recent guidelines from @IDSAInfo.

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#Clostridium
Clostridium Difficile ... Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm IDAGRAM ... #Difficile #Algorithm ... #IDSA #CDiff
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... of the Primary Clostridium ... difficile infection ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #CDiff #Clostridium
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... the Treatment of Clostridium ... difficile Infection ... in Adults #Management ... #Clostridium #CDifficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 2. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... the Treatment of Clostridium ... difficile Infection ... in Children #Management ... Peds #Pediatrics #Clostridium
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections

Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Algorithm
Suppression and Prophylaxis

By Tina Hang, MD @TinaPhamHang via
Clostridioides difficile ... Prevention Treatment Algorithm ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #clostridium #cdiff ... Infections #diagnosis #management
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Pseudomembranous colitis ... → Fulminant Colitis ... Clostridioides #Difficile ... #Clostridium #Infection
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
• Bacterial: Clostridium ... Tropheryma whipplei • Protozoal ... difficile, Campylobacter ... Non-Infectious: Medications ... NonInfectious #Algorithm
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
of the Primary Clostridium ... difficile infection ... × 10 days #CDiff ... options #treatment #management ... #pharmacology #idsa
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Ulcerative colitis ... Microscopic colitis ... Bacterial: Clostridium ... difficile, Mycobacterium ... avium complex Protozoal