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Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
and Management Algorithm ... C. difficile PCR ... Norovirus PCR (Stool ... consider multiplex PCR ... Ova and Parasite evaluation
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... algorithm to determine ... Recent PCI/stenting ... since elective PCI ... risk Chest X-ray
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... 4%: Vomiting, diarrhea ... Maltese Cross" • PCR ... (useful in the setting ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
trypanosomiasis • Babesiosis ... mosquito bite Diarrhea ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR ... , and possibly PCR ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases