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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
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
in a transplant ... recipient - Bacterial: C.diff ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Transplant
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
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
causes of post-Transplant ... Bacterial: Clostridium difficile ... Other: GVHD, PTLD, IBD ... Malabsorption #Transplant ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... immunocompromised, IBD ... Fecal Microbiota Transplant ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... Clostridioides #Difficile
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections

Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Algorithm
Suppression and Prophylaxis

By Tina Hang, MD @TinaPhamHang via
Clostridioides difficile ... Infections Epidemiology ... Clostridioides #difficile ... #clostridium #cdiff ... #Infections #diagnosis
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Timeline Pre-transplant ... Clostridioides difficile ... #Infections #Timeline ... #differential #
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... in Transplant Patients ... C. difficile PCR ... PTLD, GVHD or IBD ... #differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... (C diff) • Hospital-Acquired ... Difficile, COVID ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... recommended Infectious ... Invasive: Clostridium difficile ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential ... NonInfectious #Algorithm