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= Microbiology =
= Clostridium difficile =
 
 
== Microbiology ==
 
   
 
* Spore-forming, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus
 
* Spore-forming, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus
   
== Management ==
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= Management =
   
 
![Clostridium difficile treatment guidelines](Clostridium difficile treatment guidelines.png)
 
![Clostridium difficile treatment guidelines](Clostridium difficile treatment guidelines.png)
   
== Further Reading ==
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= Further Reading =
   
 
* [https://www.ammi.ca/Content/AMMI%20Canada%20treatment%20practice%20guidelines%20for%20Clostridium%20difficile%20infection%2Epdf AMMI treatment practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection 2018]
 
* [https://www.ammi.ca/Content/AMMI%20Canada%20treatment%20practice%20guidelines%20for%20Clostridium%20difficile%20infection%2Epdf AMMI treatment practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection 2018]
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[[Category:Gram-positive bacilli]]

Revision as of 21:04, 14 August 2019

Microbiology

  • Spore-forming, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus

Management

![Clostridium difficile treatment guidelines](Clostridium difficile treatment guidelines.png)

Further Reading

References

  1. ^  Kevin A. Brown, Nagham Khanafer, Nick Daneman, David N. Fisman. Meta-Analysis of Antibiotics and the Risk of Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2013;57(5):2326-2332. doi:10.1128/aac.02176-12.
  2. a b  Vivian G Loo, Ian Davis, John Embil, Gerald A Evans, Susy Hota, Christine Lee, Todd C Lee, Yves Longtin, Thomas Louie, Paul Moayyedi, Susan Poutanen, Andrew E Simor, Theodore Steiner, Nisha Thampi, Louis Valiquette. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada treatment practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection. Official Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. 2018;3(2):71-92. doi:10.3138/jammi.2018.02.13.
  3. ^   Clostridium difficile Infection in Infants and Children. Pediatrics. 2012;131(1):196-200. doi:10.1542/peds.2012-2992.