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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2016 Jul;22(7):1744–1754. doi: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000793

Figure 4. Suggested algorithm for management of patients with IBD presenting with symptoms consistent with CDI.

Figure 4

Footnotes:

aSee text for details on symptoms consistent with CDI.

bWhile awaiting test results, empiric treatment for CDI and/or IBD flare may be appropriate with a severe presentation

cSee table 1 for details.

dThe management of IBD flare is beyond the scope of this review; see Kornbluth et al. 2010 (62) for suggestions on how to proceed.

Abbreviations: CDI, Clostridium difficile infection; IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.