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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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83 Yr Old With Dementia Male Recovering From Aspiration Pneumonia

83 yr old with dementia male recovering from aspiration pneumonia and has a peg tube for feeding. Has c-diff and on vancomycin. Is in post acute rehab right now. How will we know when he is free of it? I am told when he stops diarrhea for 3 days. Does not seem right to me? What tests should one have?
Also doctors say no conclusive info for taking probiotics. What do you think?

Thank you very much
posted on Wed, 17 Aug 2016
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