Clostridium difficile infection (C. diff): Difference between revisions

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== Additional Info ==

~~{{Discuss | who = all, Allan, ... | question =~~

* <This item is actually a pathogen but our system does not recognize it as a pathogen. When you put a diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock and add this pathogen, it does not recognize it as a pathogen. I have two patients on my laptop currently that I cannot send because I cannot put in this as a pathogen for septic shock. Is there some reason we cannot use this code as a pathogen?>}}

incl pseudomembraneous colitis

Code this if you have a patient who is diagnosed with '''pseudomembranous colitis''' and the stool culture is positive (+ve) for C.diff.

=== what if is a different pathogen? ===

=== what if it is is a different pathogen? ===

* Dr. Kumar states that the majority of pseudomembranous colitis is caused by C.diff and other types are '''rare.'''

* If a patient has diarrhea and a stool culture is negative (-ve) for C.diff, then code the appropriate other [[:Category:Gastroenteritis]] code.

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 == Additional Info ==
-{{Discuss | who = all, Allan, ... | question =
-* <This item is actually a pathogen but our system does not recognize it as a pathogen.  When you put a diagnosis of sepsis or septic shock and add this pathogen, it does not recognize it as a pathogen.  I have two patients on my laptop currently that I cannot send because I cannot put in this as a pathogen for septic shock.  Is there some reason we cannot use this code as a pathogen?>}}
 incl pseudomembraneous colitis
 Code this if you have a patient who is diagnosed with '''pseudomembranous colitis''' and the stool culture is positive (+ve) for C.diff.
-=== what if is a different pathogen? ===
+=== what if it is is a different pathogen? ===
 * Dr. Kumar states that the majority of pseudomembranous colitis is caused by C.diff and other types are '''rare.'''
 * If a patient has diarrhea and a stool culture is negative (-ve) for C.diff, then code the appropriate other [[:Category:Gastroenteritis]] code.