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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 ... in IBD - IBD Algorithm ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #CDiff #CDifficile ... #IBD #Algorithm
IBD Mimics
Infectious - Always RULE OUT infection (CMV, C. diff esp.) obtain travel & exposures history:
IBD Mimics Infectious ... Always RULE OUT infection ... (CMV, C. diff esp ... Salmonella • Colon: C. difficile ... mimics #mimickers #differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... (C diff) • Hospital-Acquired ... Difficile, COVID ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... immunocompromised, IBD ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... Clostridioides #Difficile
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Infectious Diarrhea ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium difficile ... #differential # ... diagnosis #table
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
Primary Clostridium difficile ... infection Episode ... 50 mg IV every bid ... × 10 days #CDiff ... pharmacology #idsa #table
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... this requires clinical ... • Infection: Salmonella ... Cryptococcus, CMV, C. diff ... Ulceration #diagnosis #differential
Genital Ulcers - Atypical causes of genital ulcers that can be difficult to diagnose & manage.
Ulcers - Atypical causes ... ulcers that can be difficult ... Infections - ... Ulcers #Atypical #causes ... #differential #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
any mention of a difficult ... Skin exam for infection ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients
Scleritis - Scleritis is a rare but emergent cause of a red eye.  It is
rare but emergent cause ... , triggered by infection ... disorder such as IBD ... scleritis and difficult ... #Clinical #Ophth