Please share an interesting fact about dealing with clostridium difficile infection.

Ignore: Clostridium difficile is a bacterium that may cause serious trouble after a course of antibiotics.

Ignore: Take probiotics, as it seems to help prevent a repeat episode in the future.

Ignore: 20-25%of cases relapse after treatment 1st relapse-repeat Rx 2nd relapse vancomycin taper/pulse Rx.

Ignore: C-Diff is one of the most common hospital acquired infections.

Ignore: Frequent hand washing help prevent spreading of Clostridial infection.

C.: C. Difficile infection may require more than one course of treatment.

Proton: Proton pump inhibitors prescribed for heartburn increase risk for C. difficile infection.

Ignore: Stool cultures, careful hand hygiene, mediciation and blood testing.

Ignore: Even though it's usually an antibiotic that causes it, it takes another antibiotic to cure it.

Ignore: Antibiotics can be effective.

Ignore: Pure soap and water works better at preventing C. Diff infection than Purell/alcohol.

Ignore: Clean the toilet with bleach. It will kill the spores.

Ignore: It is not uncommon for two rounds of antibiotics to be needed to clear up the infection.

Ignore: C. diff can have recurrent infections. You are at risk for this if on antibiotics/immunocompromised.

Drinking: Drinking plenty of water and other fluids can help guard against dehydration from diarrhea.

Ignore: Watery bloody diarrhea with fever post broad spectrum antibiotic treatment is likely C.Diff colitis.

Ignore: A common signal that C. difficile is present is an extremely foul smelling watery stool.