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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 ... and Management Algorithm ... #Clostridium #Difficile ... Diagnosis #Management #IDSA ... #CDiff
Anti-C. Difficile - Antibiotics Class Overview
 1. Metronidazole – (see anti-anaerobe section above for more details).
Difficile - Antibiotics ... WBC <15 k, no acute ... therapy for severe C.diff ... (WBC >15k, or acute ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Primary Clostridium difficile ... Pharmacology #Management #CDiff ... #Clostridium #CDifficile ... IDSA2017 #Adjunct #Antibiotics
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... Giardia) • Drugs (Antibiotics ... E. coli, C difficile ... histolytjca) Nausea
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... on ABx) → Acute ... Tx Management (IDSA ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... Clostridioides #Difficile
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... C difficile assay ... hospitalization or antibiotics ... Consider empiric antibiotic
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... culture 3) Empiric antibiotics ... Invasive: Clostridium difficile ... : Medications, Acute ... NonInfectious #Algorithm
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Treatment: • Antibiotic ... Secondary infection (C diff ... Difficile, COVID ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Antibiotic
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... erysipelas with no focus ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
IDSA - Approach ... tolerate appropriate antibiotic ... destruction has not caused ... high risk for C. difficile ... nonoperative #management #IDSA