Clostridium Difficile Colitis Center - Temecula, CA
Temecula Gastroenterologist Doctors for Clostridium Difficile ColitisType of Physician: Gastroenterologist What is a Gastroenterologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners focus on the stomach, intestines, colon, liver, and gallbladder (digestive organs). The gastroenterologist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer, and jaundice and they consult with surgeons when abdominal operations are indicated. Specialty: Gastroenterology Common Name: GI Doctor Gastroenterologist Doctors in Temecula * Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  Temecula Valley Digestive Disease Consultants AMC  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Inland Empire Gastro Medical Group  Milan Chakrabarty MD  Mai-Ching Chien MD  S R Nakka MD & Joungser Hong MD  S R Nakka MD & Joungser Hong MD  Ajeet R Singhvi MD  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  North County Gastroenterology  Ronald Feldman MD  Pritam Singh MD  Mark L Kadden MD  Yogendra Patel MD  Coastal Gastroenterology  Piyush P Kumar MD  Coastal Gastroenterology  Nav Gujral MD  Scripps Clinic Encinitas  Banning Specialty Care Center  Mission Internal Medical Group  Mission Internal Medical Group  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Mission Internal Medical Group  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Garde Patel & Chen MDs  Mission Internal Medical Group  Galen Huang MD  Vinod Mishra MD FACG  J Frank Arguello MD  Mission Internal Medical Group  Gastrointestinal Healthcare of Orange County  Orange County Gastroenterology  Orange County Gastroenterology  Rakesh Chopra MD  Ali A Oliai MD  Poneh Rahimi MD  Rakesh Chopra MD  Pacific Gastroenterology  Shahram Javaheri MD  South Orange County Gastroenterology  San Diego Digestive Consultants Inc  Ravi Thiruvengadam MD  Benjamin Chung MD  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Molinari Politoske & Roy MDs  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Saddleback Medical Group  Rose T Codini MD  LLUHC Transplant Hepatology  Saddleback Medical Group  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  LLUHC Gastroenterology & Hepatology  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  The Office of Dr Stanisai  Scripps Clinic Carmel Specialites  Scripps Clinic Carmel Specialites  Scripps Clinic Carmel Specialites  Scripps Clinic Carmel Specialites  Gail Schoenau MD  David Bortz MD  Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Gastroenterology  Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Gastroenterology  Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Gastroenterology  Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Gastroenterology  Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Gastroenterology  Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Gastroenterology  Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines Gastroenterology  Ardalan Babaknia MD  La Jolla Gastroenterology  Frank Mayer MD  La Jolla Gastroenterology  La Jolla Gastroenterology  Donald J Ritt MD  La Jolla Gastroenterology  Lino DeGuzman MD  Fang F Yu MD PhD  Beaver Medical Group Highland  Beaver Medical Group Highland  Beaver Medical Group Highland  San Bernardino Medical Group  J Robert Evans MD  Jun-Ichi Ohara MD  Herbert H Lee MD  Ritchken & First MDs  Bruce Sahba MD Inc Temecula, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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Clostridium Difficile Colitis (Antibiotic-Associated Colitis, C. difficile colitis)What is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile)?Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacterium that is related to the bacterium that cause tetanus and botulism. The C. difficile bacterium has two forms, an active, infectious form that cannot survive in the environment for prolonged periods, and a nonactive, "noninfectious" form, called a spore, that can survive in the environment for prolonged periods. Although spores cannot cause infection directly, when they are ingested they transform into the active, infectious form. C. difficile spores are found frequently in:
They can be found on:
They even can be carried by pets. Thus, these environments are a ready source for infection with C. difficile.
What is Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) colitis?Antibiotic-associated (C. difficile) colitis is an infection of the colon caused by C. difficile that occurs primarily among individuals who have been using antibiotics. It is the most common infection acquired by patients while they are in the hospital. More than three million C. difficile infections occur in hospitals in the US each year. After a stay of only two days in a hospital, 10% of patients will develop infection with C. difficile. C. difficile also may be acquired outside of hospitals in the community. It is estimated that 20,000 infections with C. difficile occur in t... Recommended Reading Related to Clostridium Difficile Colitis (Antibiotic-Associated Colitis, C. difficile colitis)Stool Color & Texture Changes (Black, Red, Maroon, Green, Yellow, Gray, Tarry, Sticky) » What color is normal stool?Stool (feces) is most commonly brown in color, and many people become curious or concerned when the color of their stool changes. Most stool-to-stool changes in color have little meaning; however, some changes, particularly if the changes are consistent from stool-to-stool and not present in only one stool, can be important. What causes normal stool color?The color of stool is normally due to the presence of bile, specifically, the bilirubin in bile. Bilirubin is formed from hemoglobin after hemoglobin is released from red blood cells during their destruction, a part of the normal process of replacing the red blood cells in blood. The released hemoglobin is modified chemically and removed from the blood by the liver. In the liver the chemically changed hemoglobin (called bilirubin) is attached to other chemicals and secreted from the cells of the liver into bile. Depending on the conc... Other Related Clostridium Difficile Colitis ArticlesEmergency Contact for Temecula
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