Clostridium Difficile Quotes

#1. I am earth, earth My heart's love Bursts with hay and flowers. I am a lake of blue air In which my own appointed place Field and valley Stand reflected

Thomas Merton

#2. Some older or very ill patients may not be suitable candidates for fecal transfer. Colonoscopy is an invasive procedure, especially for those patients who are too ill with other conditions like cancer, heart failure, dialysis, or Alzheimer's.

J. Thomas LaMont

#3. The pain of losing people you love is the price of the ticket for getting to know them at all.

Jill McCorkle

#4. Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein

#5. In a capitalist society, all human relationships are voluntary. Men are free to cooperate or not, to deal with one another or not, as their own individual judgments, convictions and interests dictate.

Ayn Rand

#6. In the past five years, C. diff has spread across the globe, helped in large part by air travel, the availability and frequent use of antibiotics, and the graying of the world's population.

J. Thomas LaMont

#7. What happens online is you are constantly dealing with invisible audiences.

Danah Boyd

#8. To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.

Epictetus

#9. Testing stools for C. diff in patients after they have finished their Flagyl or Vanco for 10 days and after their bowel movements have returned to normal (that is, formed and not watery) is a waste of time and money, and is not helpful to the doctor or patient.

J. Thomas LaMont

#10. The arts of power and its minions are the same in all countries and in all ages. It marks its victim; denounces it; and excites the public odium and the public hatred, to conceal its own abuses and encroachments.

Henry Clay

#11. Stopping an army, isn't that something you try 300 times before you do it?

Gabrielle

#12. Let's be clear: I love singing at the Met.

Susanna Phillips

#13. C. diff can sometimes be life-threatening, even in healthy young adults.

J. Thomas LaMont

#14. Among frail, elderly patients, C. diff can be fatal in approximately 5-10%. Some patients with severe C. diff end up losing their colon and have a permanent bag on their side to catch bodily waste, via a procedure known as an ileostomy.

J. Thomas LaMont