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1ïžâ£ BioFire FilmArray GI Panel
- 22 pathogens (bacteria + virus + parasite) within 1 hr
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æž work-up time
- Cost > traditional culture, but fast result â faster targeted therapy
- 泚æ: positive äžäžå® = èŽç
(colonization, mixed)
- IDSA 2017 guidelines support use in moderate-severe / immunocompromise
2ïžâ£ HUS â Recognition + Management
- 5-10% STEC infections develop HUS (å
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- Triad: hemolytic anemia (schistocytes) + thrombocytopenia + AKI
- Onset: 5-13 days after diarrhea onset
- Treatment: supportive â RBC + platelet transfusion, dialysis
- Eculizumab (anti-C5 mAb) in atypical HUS (familial complement dysreg) â but not for STEC-HUS routinely
- aHUS vs STEC-HUS åå: aHUS lacks diarrhea prodrome
- éå ± + Public Health source trace
3ïžâ£ Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea (AAD)
- ~ 5-25% æççŽ äœ¿çš â AAD
- C. difficile = äž»èŠ culprit (Ch 160)
- Other: AAD due to flora disruption (mild self-limit)
- Most common abx: clindamycin > FQ > 3rd ceph > broad penicillin
4ïžâ£ Immunocompromised ç
人
- éå¥ broader: CMV, MAC, Microsporidia, Cyclospora, Cystoisospora, Strongyloides
- Stool C. diff, BioFire panel, AFB stain, microsporidia spores
- Empirical abx + early ID consult
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éåå work-up
- Hx: åå®¶ + 飿°Ž + è + åç© + æ¥è§ž
- Routine: stool + GI PCR panel + O+P Ã 3
- Specific: Plasmodium smear (malaria), enteric fever (Salmonella Typhi), schistosoma (Africa), strongyloides (chronic), amebiasis
- ID specialist consult if confused
6ïžâ£ Probiotic / Microbiome è§è²
- Saccharomyces boulardii, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG â éšä»œ evidence åš AAD prevention
- Severe immunocompromise â caution probiotic (rare sepsis cases reported)
- AAP recommend in pediatric AAD prevention; adult mixed
7ïžâ£ å¥ä¿ / Taiwan
- éå ± (notifiable): é£ç©äžæ¯ outbreaks, cholera, typhoid, è
žåºè¡ E. coli
- å¥ä¿ BioFire panel æ ID indication / immunocompromise (éæª universal)
- å¥ä¿ azithromycin / FQ for diarrhea covered if culture + or risk
- ORS sachet èªè²» äœ cheap
8ïžâ£ ASP â Diarrhea Stewardship
- äž routine antibiotic for healthy adult diarrhea
- å¹é€ + â de-escalate
- ç course (3-5 d most pathogens)
- Donât combine antimotility + æççŽ in dysentery