Eat healthy. Exercise. Avoid smoking. Why did I get clostridium (c diff) infection?
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Eat healthy. Exercise. Avoid smoking. Why did I get clostridium (c diff) infection?
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Dr. Arthur Heller
Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
In brief: Unrelated factors
C diff: bacteria that normally lives in many peoples colons.
Can be dormant (spores). When "peaceful co-existence" is unbalanced, c diff can overgrow, make toxin, cause watery diarrhea that can become severe; could get worse, even life threatening. Factors include antibiotic (ab) use (even 2mos previously), recent nursing home/ hosp adm, ibd, preg, contact with. Wash hands, no ab unless needed.Rx.
In brief: Unrelated factors
C diff: bacteria that normally lives in many peoples colons.
Can be dormant (spores). When "peaceful co-existence" is unbalanced, c diff can overgrow, make toxin, cause watery diarrhea that can become severe; could get worse, even life threatening. Factors include antibiotic (ab) use (even 2mos previously), recent nursing home/ hosp adm, ibd, preg, contact with. Wash hands, no ab unless needed.Rx.
Dr. Arthur Heller
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Dr. Martin Raff
Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease
In brief: Unrelated
Clostridium difficile is present in the normal colon.
In brief: Unrelated
Clostridium difficile is present in the normal colon.
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