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Deadly Diarrhea …and the salvation of stool Teri Brentnall, M.D. Professor, Medicine Gastroenterology • Government Calls Conference to Study Deadly Infection A type of bacteria that causes virulent diarrhea has been spreading through hospitals • Trouble in the Gut, When Antibiotics Work Too Well A spore-forming, toxin-producing bacterium can flourish in the large intestine when antibiotics kill off the competition. • Deadly Germ Is Becoming Wider Threat The bacterium, Clostridium difficile, has become a menace in hospitals and nursing homes. What causes C. diff colitis? • C. diff is naturally in the gut, but can also be acquired through stool contamination on surfaces and food • Gut bacteria become unbalanced after antibiotics • C. diff grows and create toxins C. Diff has become more drug-resistant & more deadly Epidemiology • Commonly occurs in patients in hospitals or nursing homes • C. diff spores survive cold, hot, or dry surfaces – killed by bleach • Per death certificates, 14,000 people died from C. diff last year in the U.S. • Some in CDC estimate that the true number may be 30K Treatment • Antibiotics • 20% of patients relapse • Repeated antibiotics Fecal Transplantation: The Power of Poop • Becoming more utilized across the nation • Requires physician to be “FDA approved” • “Stool pills” may become available • Saves lives Prevention of C. diff colitis • • • • Avoid “casual” antibiotic use Use of probiotics Hand washing Contact your doctor if you get diarrhea after antibiotic use. • In hospital—hand washing programs with chlorhexidine not alcohol-based soap • Cleaning practices of rooms