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Re: C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve. From: Meenan, Anna (annam@uic.edu) Tue Dec 18 10:33:15 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Lynn Montgomery: "Re: How to do a hysterectomy" Previous message: Richard Chudacoff: "Re: How to do a hysterectomy" In reply to: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve." Next in thread: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve." Reply: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve." Reply: Joe: "Re: C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve." A less-expensive alternative for treating the c.diff would be metronidazole, 500 TID. If you use vanco, Epocrates ID says 125 QID is adequate, and probably a whole lot less expensive also. According to epocrates, Vanco 500 QID X 10 d would run over $2000 (no pricing info for the generic though, so maybe you could get by with less than that.) 125 QID X 10 d. would run just over $400. I think you could get the generic metronidazole at Wal-mart in their $4 deal. Anna Meenan, MD >20 y.o. primip, 37 wks, one month history of diarrhea, at one point >almost lost ten pounds. Well her stools came back positive for C. Diff >toxin and guess what her group B strep swab is +ve. I am leaning on >using Vancomycin 1 gram I.V. Q12hrs for the group B when in labor and >Vancomycin 500mg p.o. QID for the C. Diff. Anybody got any better >ideas. > >-- > Take care, John Next message: Lynn Montgomery: "Re: How to do a hysterectomy" Previous message: Richard Chudacoff: "Re: How to do a hysterectomy" In reply to: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve." Next in thread: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve." Reply: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve." Reply: Joe: "Re: C. Diff toxin positive and group B strep +ve."

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