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CDiff (Clostridium difficile) Testing Compared
Toxin EIA assay, GDH assay, NAAT/PCR 

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#CDifficile #Clostridium
CDiff (Clostridium ... difficile) Testing ... #Clostridium #CDiff ... #Testing #Comparison ... #Table #PCR #EIA
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Guidelines - Table ... difficile infection ... Episode #Pharmacology ... #Clostridium #CDifficile
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... difficile 2. ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... Acute #Infectious #differential ... #diagnosis #table
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Preventing and Treating ... • In rare cases ... Preferred Therapy for Treating ... Clostridium difficile ... infections #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
of the Primary Clostridium ... difficile infection ... × 10 days #CDiff ... treatment #management #pharmacology ... #idsa #table
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
infections can cause ... Vibrio species, Clostridium ... difficile • Severe ... - Ingestion of Clostridium ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential