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What is the protocol for preventing spread of infection and protecting health care workers in caring for a patient with C. diff in a nursing home? ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Samir Patil
( Gastroenterologist)
Hello, I have had C-Diff for approx three weeks, it was confirmed when I turned in a stool sample. My primary care physician prescribed Metronazole . I have just begun taking the large caps(took ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Ratnakar Kini
( Gastroenterologist)
Hello what do these results mean? CDiff antigen : positive CDiff QI PCR: Detected (Cdiff Toxin B Gene Detected) Stool WBC : >20 I am currently on Flagyl 500 mg for 10 days (2 x... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Shoaib Khan
( General & Family Physician)
I had C dif last year. it cleared completely and i am healthy young 50 year old. i presently have a ... worry about c dif again. Am i more susceptible because I have had it once? and if i take tons of pro ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis
( Internal Medicine Specialist)
vacuum dressing for over a month. Throughout this time he has had cdiff and has been on antibiotics many weeks. He has had and still tests positive for cdiff. He had a 3-week stay in the... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Akhtarhusain
( General & Family Physician)
I work in a nursing home and one of our residents has CDiff. I m in full PPE every time I m in ... if this could be the beginning of CDiff or what but it s ironic that it s just now... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Nishikant Verma
( General & Family Physician)
We want to take care of our elderly mother in our home. She is now in the hospital recovering from the c-diff infection that she acquired there after receiving antibiotics. Are we at rish of acquirring... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Michelle Gibson James
( General & Family Physician)
How contagious is c-diff? Is it spread only by touch contamination? May a resident with the ..., if special care were given to remove her dishes and utensils separately to be cleansed and sterilized ... View answer
Answered by :Dr. Arun
( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
since last nite. Do you think I should take him to urgent care to test for c-diff or give him pepto and ...Hello. My elderly is currently hospitalized with c-diff. I took my 10 yr old... View answer
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