Hi All! Has anyone come across any information as to the duration of antibiotic treatment being related to the severity of a C. Diff infection? Or are you just as likely to get full blown C. Diff colitis from one dose of offending antibiotics as you are from taking a ten day course?
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Duration of antibiotic treatment related to severity of disease?
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Re: Duration of antibiotic treatment related to severity of disease?
Hi. Unfortunately in my case, i got cdiff from one dose of clindaymacin and it took me a little while to be rid of it. I don't think the quantity matters (but that's my opinion).
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Re: Duration of antibiotic treatment related to severity of disease?
I got cdiff after taking one Cipro pill and 4 days of levaquin (4 pills). I then had cdiff for 8 months.
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I think it all depends on how good your gut flora is to begin with. If you don't have a lot of good bacteria, even one pill can do damage. Everyone is different and the type of antibiotic also makes a difference. Clindamycin and Cipro/levaquin are among the worst offenders.
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My life with c diff began in 1993 with four days of Vantin for a sinus infection and bronchitis. It is rarely used now because of all the c diff associated with it,
I do not know how a doc decides in the length of treatment. Sometimes I think they "guess."
I do not know how a doc decides in the length of treatment. Sometimes I think they "guess."
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I took 10 days of high dose Clindamicin and prednisone the third week April 2016 and didn't have symptoms until 3rd week of May 2016.
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Re: Duration of antibiotic treatment related to severity of disease?
Mine was 5 days of Cipro for a UTI in November 2015. Had issues with recurrent c diff for 18 months until my 2nd FMT.
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