Sunday, August 19, 2012

C Diff: Overuse of antibiotics

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-08-16/deadly-bacteria-hospital-infections/57079514/1


CoolBreeze on BCO is also a wealth of information on this particular hazard.   I learned about this from her blog for the 1st time.

Also, fecal transplant is gaining acceptance as a 1st line treatment for C diff, before it used to be 2nd/3rd line treatment because of the ick factor.  Even autologous transplant is possible if you are going to have antibiotics use.   Personally, I'd add fecal transplant into my bucket list...

A bunch of nurses are commenting on c-diff stool smell.   "Rancid meat",
"sweet funky smell".   
I also looked up on internet for C-diff diarrhea pictures.     

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