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Clostridioides difficile-associated disease

Last reviewed: 8 Dec 2025
Last updated: 06 Feb 2025

小结

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • diarrhea
  • abdominal pain
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其他诊断因素

  • fever
  • abdominal tenderness
  • nausea and vomiting
  • abdominal distension
  • symptoms of shock
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危险因素

  • antibiotic exposure
  • advanced age
  • hospitalization or residence in a nursing home
  • exposure to infected family member
  • history of Clostridioides difficile-associated disease
  • use of acid-suppressing drugs
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • solid organ transplant recipients
  • hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
  • chronic kidney disease
  • HIV infection
  • immunosuppressive agents or chemotherapy
  • gastrointestinal surgery
  • vitamin D deficiency
  • consumption of C difficile contaminated food
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • CBC
  • stool guaiac (fecal occult blood test)
  • stool polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
  • stool immunoassay for glutamate dehydrogenase
  • stool immunoassay for toxins A and B
  • abdominal x-ray
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需考虑的检查

  • cell culture cytotoxicity neutralization assay
  • CT abdomen
  • sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy
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新兴检查

  • stool lactoferrin or calprotectin

治疗流程

急症处理

initial episode: nonsevere

initial episode: severe

initial episode: fulminant

持续性治疗

first recurrence

subsequent recurrence

撰稿人

作者

Ali Hassoun, MD, FACP, FIDSA, AAHIVS

Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine

Alabama Infectious Diseases Center

Huntsville

AL

利益声明

AH declares that he has no competing interests.

同行评议者

Gregory R. Madden, MD, MSDS

Assistant Professor

Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health

University of Virginia School of Medicine

Charlottesville

VA

利益声明

GRM declares that he has no competing interests.

Satish Keshav, MBBCh, DPhil, FRCP

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Department of Gastroenterology

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

UK

利益声明

SK declares that he has no competing interests.

Ian Beales, MD, FRCP

Clinical Reader and Consultant Gastroenterologist

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Norwich

UK

利益声明

IB declares that he has no competing interests.

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关键文献

McDonald LC, Gerding DN, Johnson S, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults and children: 2017 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Clin Infect Dis. 2018 Mar 19;66(7):e1-48.全文  摘要

Johnson S, Lavergne V, Skinner AM, et al. Clinical practice guideline by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA): 2021 focused update guidelines on Management of Clostridioides difficile infection in adults. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 24:ciab549.全文  摘要

Nelson RL, Suda KJ, Evans CT. Antibiotic treatment for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017;(3):CD004610.全文  摘要

van Prehn J, Reigadas E, Vogelzang EH, et al. European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: 2021 update on the treatment guidance document for Clostridioides difficile infection in adults. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Dec;27 Suppl 2:S1-S21.全文  摘要

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