Gram Positive Rods II Flashcards

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A major clinical sign of C. Difficile infection is

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Watery Diarrhea

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Occurs during or up to one month post-antibiotic therapy

-Can present as severe, fulminant colitis with markedly elevated WBC count and sepsis

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C. difficile

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C. difficile is hard to culture because it is VERY sensitive to

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Oxygen

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What is the characteristic of C. difficile on blood agar?

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Non-hemolytic rhizoid colonies

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Is catalase, indole, and urease negative

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C. Difficile

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C. difficile is treated with a judicious use of antibiotics. We can treat with the oral antibiotics

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Vancomycin or fidaxomicin

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