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C Diff In Health Care Workers

Premium Questions

Dr. Samir Patil MD

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)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

I just finished a 10 day course of antibiotics for a C Diff infection. I am feeling much better ... had diarrhea today that only bothered her when she eats. I insisted she call her doctor for a C... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Noble Zachariah MD

problems. I am 66 and in excellent health other than the c-dif. Should I take the vancomycin? I am ... antibiotics given for a infection due to ant bites. My c-diff has now returned and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Noble Zachariah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

Hello what do these results mean? C Diff antigen : positive C Diff QI PCR: Detected (C diff 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)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

What antibotics cause C-Diff? ... View answer

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Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Asad Riaz MD

I have been diagnosed with c-diff. I am currently seeing an Infectious Disease Specialist. I have taken over 200 Flagyl pills, also 56 Vancomycin pills since being diagnosed in Jan. My symptoms are not... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Asad Riaz ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

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... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Arun MD

How contagious is c-diff? Is it spread only by touch contamination? May a resident with the ... she be brought in a wheelchair to watch entertainment? Could she safely join those at the dinner table ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Infectious Diseases Specialist)
mann-susan MD

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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Dr. Sunil MD

I got c-diff in hospital for cancer. I thought it was taken care of (forever) a few years later while taking a strong antibiotic for an ear infection I had terrible problems only to find out... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil ( Gastroenterologist)