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C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff
Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

IDAGRAM based on most recent guidelines from @IDSAInfo.

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#Clostridium
Clostridium Difficile Diagnosis ... Difficile #Algorithm #Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #IDSA #CDiff
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... (C diff) • Hospital-Acquired
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Potential Treatment ... Agents for Treatment ... Clostridium difficile infection ... Pharmacology #Management #CDiff
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... Clostridium difficile Infection
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 2. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... Clostridium difficile Infection
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... or been newly diagnosed ... following initial diagnosis ... HumanPapillomavirus #IDSA ... #Prevention #Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Purtilo (XLP) Acquired ... Unknown cause Treatment ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... Syndrome #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
IDSA Recommendations ... antifungals are required ... for effective treatment ... candida #mucosal #IDSA ... opportunistic #infections