Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection
C. difficile infection is related to wide spectrum of disease, from self-limiting diarrhea to fulminant disease that can cause toxic megacolon or pseudo-membrane colitis. Difficult approach to diagnose this disease is also problem. C. difficile infection is diagnosed when diarrhea occurred in high r...
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| description | C. difficile infection is related to wide spectrum of disease, from self-limiting diarrhea to fulminant disease that can cause toxic megacolon or pseudo-membrane colitis. Difficult approach to diagnose this disease is also problem. C. difficile infection is diagnosed when diarrhea occurred in high risk patient with positive result of GDH or NAAT test that was confirmed by positive result of toxin test. Nevertheless, there is limited choice of treatment in Indonesia. Thus, the main priority of C. difficile infection in Indonesia is associated with its prevention, by implementing standard precaution and use of rational antimicrobial. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b63fae38227543bfa02e6ae427304ff52023-07-28T06:44:35ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322023-04-01552597Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile InfectionBella Yunita0Achmad Fauzi1Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia – Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, IndonesiaC. difficile infection is related to wide spectrum of disease, from self-limiting diarrhea to fulminant disease that can cause toxic megacolon or pseudo-membrane colitis. Difficult approach to diagnose this disease is also problem. C. difficile infection is diagnosed when diarrhea occurred in high risk patient with positive result of GDH or NAAT test that was confirmed by positive result of toxin test. Nevertheless, there is limited choice of treatment in Indonesia. Thus, the main priority of C. difficile infection in Indonesia is associated with its prevention, by implementing standard precaution and use of rational antimicrobial.https://actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2191c. difficileinfectioncolitisdiagnosisdiarrheatreatment |
| spellingShingle | Bella Yunita Achmad Fauzi Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection Acta Medica Indonesiana c. difficile infection colitis diagnosis diarrhea treatment |
| title | Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection |
| title_full | Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection |
| title_fullStr | Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection |
| title_short | Current Diagnostic and Treatment Approach of Clostridioides difficile Infection |
| title_sort | current diagnostic and treatment approach of clostridioides difficile infection |
| topic | c. difficile infection colitis diagnosis diarrhea treatment |
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