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Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... Class Overview 1. ... WBC <15 k, no acute ... therapy for severe C.diff ... (WBC >15k, or acute
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Giardia) • Drugs (Antibiotics ... E. coli, C difficile ... Bloody • Ulcerative ... Colitis #Acute
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... C difficile assay ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... #workup #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... on ABx) → Acute ... → Fulminant Colitis ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... Clostridioides #Difficile
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Diagnosis Framework 1) ... culture 3) Empiric antibiotics ... Invasive: Clostridium difficile ... NonInfectious #Algorithm
Probiotics Guidelines
Adults with C difficile infection
 • Recommendation: Only in the context of a clinical trial
Adults with C difficile ... and children on antibiotic ... children with ulcerative ... colitis • Recommendation ... Children with acute