Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection Prediction Rule

Purpose: To evaluate a patient who has been treated for Clostridium difficile disease using the prediction rule of Hu et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient who has been treated for Clostridium difficile disease?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Has the patient received additional antibiotic therapy since being treated for the Clostridium difficile?

Yes

Does the patient have a high serum concentration of IgG antibody to Toxin A?

Yes

Severity of underlying illness

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total score

The risk of the patient having a recurrence of Clostridium difficile disease is

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
- Antibiotic Associated Hemorrhagic Colitis
Other Testing
- ATLAS Score for Clostridium Difficile Disease
Criteria For Diagnosis
- ATLAS Score for Clostridium Difficile Disease
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Selection
- Predictors of Ananthakrishnan et al for a Severe Outcome in a Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Who Is Infected with Clostridium difficile
- Clostridium Difficile Disease Evaluation Score
Failure Handling And Therapy Escalation
- Clostridium difficile Colitis Treatment Failure and Relapse Criteria

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
Adverse Effects
- Risk Factors for Clostridium Difficile Diarrhea

Specialty

Infectious Diseases
Gastroenterology

Objective

risk factors
severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

A04.7 - Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile

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Purpose: To evaluate a patient who has been treated for Clostridium difficile disease using the prediction rule of Hu et al.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology

Objective: risk factors, severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: A04.7,

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