Chapter 123 Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis (Part 2) docx

... this examination does not rule out CDAD. Chapter 123. Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis (Part 2) Patients colonized with C. difficile were initially ... (Table 123- 1). Endoscopy is a rapid diagnostic tool in seriously ill patients with suspected PMC and an acute abdomen, but a negative result in this examination does n...

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... not Chapter 123. Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis (Part 3) Table 123- 1 Relative Sensitivity and Specificity of Diagnostic Tests for Clostridium ... used to restrict placement of patients in long-term-care or nursing home facilities. Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease: Treatment Primary CDAD When possible...

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... Chapter 123. Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 123. Clostridium difficile– Associated Disease, ... Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 123. Clostridium difficile– Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis Etiology and Epidemiolo...

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... 82 30 Metronidazole 500 mg tid x 10 d 94 17 Chapter 123. Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis (Part 4) Although limited prospective randomized ... 96 7 Teicoplanin 100 mg bid x 10 d 96 8 Table 123- 2 Expected Treatment Outcomes Based on Randomized Comparative Trials of Oral Therapy for Clostridium difficile– Associat...

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... best diagnostic tests in patients without diarrhea. Chapter 123. Clostridium difficile–Associated Disease, Including Pseudomembranous Colitis (Part 5) Recurrent CDAD Overall, ~15–30% of patients ... of Clostridium difficile colitis with metronidazole. Clin Infect Dis 40:1586, 2005 [PMID: 15889354] Pepin J et al: Increasing risk of relapse after treatment of Clo...

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... G. lamblia , hepatitis virus, S. pneumoniae , H. Chapter 113. Introduction to Infectious Diseases: Host–Pathogen Interactions (Part 2) Host Factors in Infection For any infectious process ... Mycobacterium spp., Salmonella spp. INNATE IMMUNITY Complement system C3 Congenital liver disease, SLE, nephrotic syndrome S. aureus, S. pneumoniae , Pseudomonas sp p., P...

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