Clostridium Difficile Infection: Old Treatments and New Strategies - Linda Cheung, PharmD

Linda Cheung, PharmD, speaks about the treatment of Clostridium difficile infections. She provides a background on C. difficile epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors (antibiotics and proton pump inhibitors), clinical manifestations (diarrheal disease, pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon), diagnostic laboratory tests (PCR, EIA toxin assay, cytotoxins, stool culture), and management. She also discusses probiotic prophylaxis, new antimicrobials indications for C. difficile, IVIG use, and stool transplants. Finally, she discusses future therapies in development and infection control – the importance of proper handwashing. IDPodcasts brings you essential updates in medical infectious diseases learning, brought to you from the University of South Florida’s Division of Infectious Disease. Stay in touch! Download our app on the Itunes store or find us below: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel:    / idpodcasts   Visit us on our webpage: http://www.idpodcasts.net/USF_ID_Podc... Follow and like us on Facebook:   / id-podcasts-216965201680987   Tweet to us:   / idpodcasts