[Expert Solution]: A 49-year-old F presents with abdominal…

A 49-year-old F presents with abdominal pain and copious, malodorous, watery diarrhea. The patient is status post total hysterectomy 6 days ago. A CT scan is performed and shows thickening of the colon wall. Her stool was collected and tested positive for Clostridioides difficile (C. diff).What type of isolation should this patient be placed in? What Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) must you wear before entering this patient’s room? What type of hand hygiene is mandatory and why? How is testing for C. difficile performed? What do we look for? What is the significance of GDH? What are the risk factors for C. difficile infection? What are the symptoms of a C. difficile infection? What is the treatment? What is the function of bacterial spores? How do they enter into the body? How can spores be destroyed? List at least 3 other spore forming bacteria and the diseases they cause.