Diagnosis & Symptoms; Also Recurrent vs Relapsing

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Postby Bobbie » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:55 pm

Allison provided this info. Thx.

""So does this mean that once you have had a bout of cdiff you are never truly cured, but only in remission, so to speak?""

This is true for some. They become carriers, probably for life. Christina calls this "putting the diff to sleep"...good terminology.

""Is it possible to eradicate every last spore from the body and restore your gut to a normal state""

Yes. The carrier state is NOT always sustainable. In other words, even those folks who end up with lurking spores have their immune systems boot them all out eventually. At this time, it is impossible to tell if you become a carrier temporarily, or for life.
Note: Studies have shown that folks who get cdiff again (not a relapse, but a separate bout - much later) are infected with a different strain about 30% of the time, therefore it is NOT the spores from the original infection that always causes a reoccurence. For that, individual immune response may play a more important role.

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Re: Diagnosis & Symptoms; Also Recurrent vs Relapsing

Postby Bobbie » Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:32 pm

Mia Mia provided this info. Thanks.

by Mia-Mia » Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:24 pm

Click on this shortcut just some more info
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/569636/

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Re: Diagnosis & Symptoms; Also Recurrent vs Relapsing

Postby Bobbie » Sun Sep 04, 2016 3:27 pm

Roy provided this info. Thx, Roy.

All about modern c.diff
Postby roy » Sun Sep 04, 2016 8:11 am

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4128635/

It's easier to read if you click on PDF at the top of the page
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