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clostridium difficile- G+ rod, anaerobe, endospores, extotoxins
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etiological agent
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endogenous, or env. spores
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reservoir
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opportunistic: superinfection, following long-term antibiotics
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pathogenicity
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two exotoxins, may progress to pseudomembraneous colitis
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pathogenesis
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diarrhea, cramps, fever, perforation of colon possible
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symptoms
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isolate organism from stool, identify toxins
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diagnosis
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stop antibiotics, vancomycin, metronidazole, enema with human stool
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treatment, prevention, control
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