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IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines - Table 1. Recommendations for the Treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults

#Management
IDSA 2017 CDiff Guidelines ... - Table 1. ... Recommendations for the Treatment ... of Clostridium ... difficile Infection
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Infectious Diarrhea ... Bacterial 1. ... difficile 2. ... #Causes #Acute
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - ... Diagnosis Framework 1) ... • Bacterial: Clostridium ... difficile, Campylobacter ... NonInfectious #Algorithm #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... Diarrhea (>3 BM ... Guideline: https ... #Clostridium #Infection ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
• Persisting 1 ... outbreak) Few infectious ... causes of acute ... Indications #diagnosis #gastroenterology ... #diarrhea
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
• In rare cases ... against travelers’ diarrhea ... Therapy for Treating Clostridium ... difficile Infection ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral ... elevation • Nausea ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... antibody test) Treatment
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
can cause fever ... Vibrio species, Clostridium ... difficile • Severe ... cramping lasting 1– ... of Clostridium
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea 1. ... Bacterial: Clostridium ... difficile, Mycobacterium ... #Causes #Differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... 2 cases/100,000 ... response preceding infection ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea