Clostridium difficile infection differential diagnosis
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Clostridium Difficile Infection Differential Diagnosis
The table below lists the underlying pathogens known to cause acute inflammatory diarrhea:[1][2]
Pathogen | Transmission | Clinical Manifestations | |||
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Fever | Nausea/Vomiting | Abdominal Pain | Bloody Stool | ||
Salmonella | Foodborne transmission, community-acquired | ++ | + | ++ | + |
Shigella | Community-acquired, person-to-person | ++ | ++ | ++ | + |
Campylobacter | Community-acquired, ingestion of undercooked poultry | ++ | + | ++ | + |
E. coli (EHEC or EIEC) | Foodborne transmission, ingestion of undercooked hamburger meat | ± | + | ++ | ++ |
Yersinia | Community-aquired, foodborne transmission | ++ | + | ++ | + |
Entamoeba histolytica | Travel to or emigration from tropical regions | + | ± | + | ± |
Aeromonas | Ingestion of contaminated water | ++ | + | ++ | + |
Plesiomonas | Ingestion of contaminated water or undercooked shellfish, travel to tropical regions | ± | ++ | + | + |
References
- ↑ Thielman NM, Guerrant RL (2004). "Clinical practice. Acute infectious diarrhea". N Engl J Med. 350 (1): 38–47. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp031534. PMID 14702426.
- ↑ Khan AM, Faruque AS, Hossain MS, Sattar S, Fuchs GJ, Salam MA (2004). "Plesiomonas shigelloides-associated diarrhoea in Bangladeshi children: a hospital-based surveillance study". J Trop Pediatr. 50 (6): 354–6. doi:10.1093/tropej/50.6.354. PMID 15537721.