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Clostidium Difficile Flashcards

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C.diff - History

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Fever
Diarrhoea
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Abdominal pain
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C.diff - Pathogen

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Clostridium difficle

Gram +ve cocci

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C.diff - Mechanism of infection

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Faecal-oral transmission

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C.diff - Infections

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Pseudomembranous colitis
Sepsis
Toxic mega colon

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C.diff - Management

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Vancomycin and metronidazole

PCR of stool sample

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C.diff - Prevention

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Isolate affected patients

Amoxicillin and cephlasporins suppress bowel microbiota so increase susceptibility to C.diff

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