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IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 7. Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Potential Treatment ... Agents for Treatment ... Primary Clostridium difficile ... infection Episode
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
: • Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... (C diff) • Hospital-Acquired ... Infection: IV catheter ... Difficile, COVID
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... of Clostridium difficile ... Infection in Adults ... #Clostridium #CDifficile
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... #1 nosocomial infection ... can be community-acquired ... #Clostridium #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 ... of Clostridium difficile ... Infection in Children ... #Clostridium #CDifficile
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
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
or metastases, Infection ... AQP-2 gene - Acquired ... insipidus: - Acquired ... Treatment is aimed ... Types #Nephrology #Diagnosis
IDSA Diabetic Foot infection - In Which Situations Is Diagnostic Bone Biopsy Most Recommended?
 • Patient
IDSA Diabetic Foot ... infection - In ... Situations Is Diagnostic ... favor of prolonged treatment ... #infection #Bone
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... 50% in chronic infection ... weeks for acute infection ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... fever • Septic shock
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
Potential Treatment ... Primary Clostridium difficile ... infection Episode ... × 10 days #CDiff ... #pharmacology #idsa