Cdiff
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Cdiff
I was in hospital and I had taken20 days of oral stron antibiotics then IV until 1/31. On the 20th I got diarrhea with a vengeance., on the 25th I saw doc who gave me culture kit. As of Feb 3 I have not received results. They just tell me it takes time! Is this normal?
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Re: Cdiff
Hello Naneekat
Welcome to the site. Please read the firs thread for all new posters
To answer your question about cultures, it does depend on the tests ordered, where you are and if it was send out tests but often most cultures and sensitivities are reported in 72hours. If you are waiting for result, I would ask the doctor what tests were order and also ask them to call the lab for results if they are still waiting. If your concern is about CDIFF, it is not a culture. Most do the PCR test and if done in a hospital can often be reported in a day. If done outside the hospital it can take a few days.
Do you still have the diarrhea? Some can get antibiotic induced diarrhea and NOT have CDIFF If your symptoms are persistent and your concern is CDIFF, ask what type of test was done for it. If you are dealing with a Primary MD and not a GI, I would ask for one. I also want to add if you were inpatient, you have a right to get all of your medical records from the hospital and all of your lab results will be there.
Hope this helps
NanciT
Welcome to the site. Please read the firs thread for all new posters
To answer your question about cultures, it does depend on the tests ordered, where you are and if it was send out tests but often most cultures and sensitivities are reported in 72hours. If you are waiting for result, I would ask the doctor what tests were order and also ask them to call the lab for results if they are still waiting. If your concern is about CDIFF, it is not a culture. Most do the PCR test and if done in a hospital can often be reported in a day. If done outside the hospital it can take a few days.
Do you still have the diarrhea? Some can get antibiotic induced diarrhea and NOT have CDIFF If your symptoms are persistent and your concern is CDIFF, ask what type of test was done for it. If you are dealing with a Primary MD and not a GI, I would ask for one. I also want to add if you were inpatient, you have a right to get all of your medical records from the hospital and all of your lab results will be there.
Hope this helps
NanciT
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Re: Cdiff
Thank you for replying. Indeed, I am still waiting. In my case, the day I was discharged from hospital with home health to supply the IV antibiotics to continue over the next 11 days. The nurse set up the first dose, and erroneously administered it! It instructed to infuse at 200, over 30 mins. Guess she was in a hurry to go elsewhere cause she ran it through me in 10 minutes! I felt my stomach rolling, and then the onset of diarrhea began! 15 episodes from 2:30 till 5 am! I don't know if it was going to happen anyway, and that error set it off or what? My primary doc is the one who ordered the stool tests and also prescribed Flagyl for 7 days. He later did refer me to my GI doc. But after 16 days of dealing with it, finally, a day without it!!!! So I am of the opinion it was caused from the multiple strong antibiotics I was given to kill the superbug bacterial pseudomonas aeruginosa! It's my 3rd time of having it too over the past 5 years!
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