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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 ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Treatment #Gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Difficile Infection ... Diagnosis and Management ... (IDSA 2021): ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Colonoscopy • Rule-Out Infection ... , Cdiff Mild Colitis ... • Maintenance options ... JAK Inhibitor Algorithm ... #Management #Algorithm
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections

Epidemiology
Diagnosis
Prevention
Treatment Algorithm
Suppression and Prophylaxis

By Tina Hang, MD @TinaPhamHang via
Algorithm Suppression ... #clostridium #cdiff ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #algorithm
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... the Management ... oral antibiotic treatment ... including those caused ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
Potential Treatment Agents for Treatment of the Primary Clostridium difficile infection Episode
Proven efficacy:
 • Vancomycin -
Clostridium difficile infection ... × 10 days #CDiff ... ClostridiumDifficile #options ... #treatment #management ... #pharmacology #idsa
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... Individualized Treatment ... are contacts of infectious ... 6: If limited options ... Tuberculosis #MDRTB #management
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
BCx+ in -40% of cases ... disease Therapeutic options ... disease: • Optimal treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Fusarium Treatment
 • Antifungal "susceptibility" can vary with Fusarium spp
 • F. oxysporum: low MICS to
this Therapeutic options ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... require enucleation Infectious ... #infectiousdiseases ... #management #treatment
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
include rare cases ... Treatment: • Exhibits ... • If above options ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases