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- C. difficile â antibiotic-disrupted flora, spore-forming
- Toxin A + B; B æ¯ main virulence (bezlotoxumab target)
- Test åª if symptomatic (NAAT + toxin EIA combo)
- First-line: Fidaxomicin (2024 IDSA + ACG)
- Fulminant: PO vanco 500 q6h + IV metro + surgery
- Recurrence: fidaxomicin â bezlotoxumab adjunct â FMT / RBX2660 / SER-109
- Soap + water (alcohol gel useless on spores!)
- æççŽ stewardship + isolation + bleach
- Metronidazole äžå first-line (2017 onwards)
- Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV Ã 1 in high-risk recurrence (caution HF)