Fast Five Quiz: Are You Able to Confront Clostridium Difficile Infections?

Michael Stuart Bronze, MD

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September 13, 2018

The primary risk factor for C difficile colitis is previous exposure to antibiotics; the most commonly implicated agents include the cephalosporins (especially second- and third-generation), the fluoroquinolones, ampicillin/amoxicillin, and clindamycin. Less commonly implicated antibiotics are the macrolides (ie, erythromycin, clarithromycin, azithromycin) and other penicillins. Agents occasionally reported to cause the disease include aminoglycosides, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, metronidazole, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, imipenem, and meropenem.

For more on the background of C difficile infection, read here.

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