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Infectious colitis Flashcards

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Clostridioides difficile is a Gram […] rod

A

+ve

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Associated abx

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Cephalosporins, PPIs, clindamycin

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3
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Features

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Watery diarrhoea + raised WCC

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Complication

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Toxic megacolon - use abdo XR or CT

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Mx

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1st line - Oral vancomycin
2nd line - oral fidaxomicin
3rd line - oral vancomycin + IV metro

If severe
oral vanco + IV metronidazole

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Diagnosis
made by detecting C. difficile […] (CD[…]) in the stool
C. difficile […] positivity only shows exposure to the bacteria, rather than current infection

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s made by detecting C. difficile toxin (CDT) in the stool
C. difficile antigen positivity only shows exposure to the bacteria, rather than current infection

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