Balantidium coli - Revision history

Mholtz: Text replacement - "qid" to "QID"

2017-07-07T11:48:56Z

Text replacement - "qid" to "QID"

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	**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)
	*[[Tetracycline]] '''''OR'''''		*[[Tetracycline]] '''''OR'''''
	**Adult: 500mg ~~qid~~ x 10 days		**Adult: 500mg QID x 10 days
	**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)
	*[[Iodoquinol]]		*[[Iodoquinol]]

Mholtz: Text replacement - "OR" to "'''OR'''"

2017-05-30T23:30:06Z

Text replacement - "OR" to "'''OR'''"

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*[[Metronidazole]] ''OR''		*[[Metronidazole]] '''''OR'''''
	**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days		**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days
	**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)
	*[[Tetracycline]] ''OR''		*[[Tetracycline]] '''''OR'''''
	**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days		**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days
	**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)

Mholtz at 02:59, 25 December 2016

2016-12-25T02:59:39Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Infection of large intestine by parasite, ''[[Balantidium coli]]''		*Infection of large intestine by parasite, ''Balantidium coli''
	**Large, ciliated protozoan		**Large, ciliated protozoan
	**Simple life cycle: dormant cyst to trophozoite to cyst		**Simple life cycle: dormant cyst to trophozoite to cyst
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	==Management==		==Management==
	*[[Metronidazole]] or		*[[Metronidazole]] ''OR''
	**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days		**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days
	**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)
	*[[Tetracycline]] or		*[[Tetracycline]] ''OR''
	**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days		**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days
	**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)
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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	*~~Home if no complications~~ in ~~patient who is~~ well-hydrated		*Discharge in well-hydrated patient with uncomplicated disease
	*Admit if needing fluid hydration, fulminant balantidiasis, or any complication		*Admit if needing fluid hydration, fulminant balantidiasis, or any complication

	==See Also==		==See Also==
	*[[~~Parasites~~]]		*[[Parasitic diseases]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

ClaireLewis: /* Management */

2016-12-24T17:35:56Z

Management

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	**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days		**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days
	**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)
	*Tetracycline or		*[[Tetracycline]] or
	**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days		**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days
	**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)
	*Iodoquinol		*[[Iodoquinol]]
	**Adults: 650mg tid x 20 days		**Adults: 650mg tid x 20 days
	**Peds: 30-40mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 20 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 30-40mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 20 days (max: 2g/day)

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

2016-07-24T12:04:55Z

Text replacement - "==Diagnosis==" to "==Evaluation=="

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	*IBD		*IBD

	==~~Diagnosis~~==		==Evaluation==
	*Stool samples over several days (excretion of parasites can be erratic)		*Stool samples over several days (excretion of parasites can be erratic)
	*Wet mount slide preparation: large 150-200um ovoid shape with cilia, swimming aimlessly in circles		*Wet mount slide preparation: large 150-200um ovoid shape with cilia, swimming aimlessly in circles

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - "0 mg" to "0mg"

2016-07-19T10:11:14Z

Text replacement - "0 mg" to "0mg"

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	*[[Metronidazole]] or		*[[Metronidazole]] or
	**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days		**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days
	**Peds: 35-~~50 mg~~/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 35-50mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)
	*Tetracycline or		*Tetracycline or
	**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days		**Adult: 500mg qid x 10 days
	**Peds (>8yo): ~~40 mg~~/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds (>8yo): 40mg/kg/day in 4 doses x 10 days (max: 2g/day)
	*Iodoquinol		*Iodoquinol
	**Adults: 650mg tid x 20 days		**Adults: 650mg tid x 20 days
	**Peds: 30-~~40 mg~~/kg/day in 3 doses x 20 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 30-40mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 20 days (max: 2g/day)

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

Neil.m.young: Text replacement - " pt " to " patient "

2016-07-01T22:54:45Z

Text replacement - " pt " to " patient "

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	==Disposition==		==Disposition==
	*Home if no complications in pt who is well-hydrated		*Home if no complications in patient who is well-hydrated
	*Admit if needing fluid hydration, fulminant balantidiasis, or any complication		*Admit if needing fluid hydration, fulminant balantidiasis, or any complication

Neil.m.young at 13:38, 26 June 2016

2016-06-26T13:38:50Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Infection of large intestine by parasite, ''[[Balantidium coli]]''		*Infection of large intestine by parasite, ''[[Balantidium coli]]''
	**~~large~~, ciliated protozoan		**Large, ciliated protozoan
	**~~simple~~ life cycle: dormant cyst to trophozoite to cyst		**Simple life cycle: dormant cyst to trophozoite to cyst
	*Reservoir host is pig (asymptomatic)		*Reservoir host is pig (asymptomatic)
	*Pig sheds feces with cysts => contaminated water and food => ingested by humans => parasite resides in large intestine		*Pig sheds feces with cysts => contaminated water and food => ingested by humans => parasite resides in large intestine
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	**Opportunistic infection		**Opportunistic infection
	*Human-to-human transmission via fecal-oral route as well		*Human-to-human transmission via fecal-oral route as well
	*Worldwide prevalence 0.02-1% . ~~Found~~ wherever pigs are found		*Worldwide prevalence 0.02-1%<ref>Schuster FL and Ramirez-Avila L. Current World Status of Balantidium coli. Clin. Microbiol. 2008; 21(4):626–638.</ref> and found wherever pigs are found
	*Risk factors:		*Risk factors:
	**Close contact between human and pigs		**Close contact between human and pigs
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	*IBD		*IBD

	==~~Workup~~==		==Diagnosis==
	*Stool samples over several days (excretion of parasites can be erratic)		*Stool samples over several days (excretion of parasites can be erratic)
	*Wet mount slide preparation: large 150-200um ovoid shape with cilia, swimming aimlessly in circles		*Wet mount slide preparation: large 150-200um ovoid shape with cilia, swimming aimlessly in circles
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	==External Links==		==External Links==
			*[http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/balantidium/ CDC - Parasites - Balantidiasis]

	==~~Sources~~==		==References==
	*Schuster F, Ramires-Avila L. “Current world status of ''Balantidium coli''.” ''Clinical Microbiology Reviews''. Oct. 2008: 626-38.		<references/>
	*Rosen’s Emergency Medicine

	[[Category:ID]]		[[Category:ID]]

Vincent Chan: Linked ecoli

2014-09-20T15:38:44Z

Linked ecoli

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	*[[Salmonella]]		*[[Salmonella]]
	*[[Campylobacter]]		*[[Campylobacter]]
	*[[E.coli]]		*[[E. coli]]
	*IBD		*IBD

AKoyfman at 02:38, 15 September 2014

2014-09-15T02:38:07Z

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Infection of large intestine by parasite, ''Balantidium coli''		*Infection of large intestine by parasite, ''[[Balantidium coli]]''
	**large, ciliated protozoan		**large, ciliated protozoan
	**simple life cycle: dormant cyst to trophozoite to cyst		**simple life cycle: dormant cyst to trophozoite to cyst
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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Metronidazole or		*[[Metronidazole]] or
	**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days		**Adults: 500-750mg tid x 5 days
	**Peds: 35-50 mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)		**Peds: 35-50 mg/kg/day in 3 doses x 5 days (max: 2g/day)