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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We  are just emerging from a very similar situation. For our au pair, it turned out she had C Diff, which if you are not aware, is a bacteria that is usually hospital acquired and resistant to many antibiotics. Our best guess is it was a acquired after an earlier and unrelated round of antibiotics created room for the bacteria to flourish. She had stomach pain and ongoing diarrhea, but only blood that would be caused by raw tissue from wiping so much. She is close to finishing her second round of antibiotics to treat it after a recurrence either due to reinfection or incomplete eradication. I highly recommend ordering bleach wipes (NOT regular clorox wipes or anything you can find in the store. All of the bacteria and germs you could be concerned about are in that .01% that those don't kill) Clean everything you possibly can and institute draconian hand washing rules for everyone in your household.

I hope your au pair feels better soon and your family avoids it altogether. [/quote]

OMG how terrible! I suffered through this and it was so debilitating. I lost 10 lbs in 3 weeks and was on disability for 8 weeks. I was never so debilitated in my life. And not counting the fact that once out of the hospital, I was absolutely paranoid about contaminating my family. I don't think I would have been able to keep an AP with flaring cdiff in my home. She is not preparing food your kids, is she?

Totally agreed on the clorox wipes, and ideally quarantining to her own bathroom if possible.[/quote]

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