March 21, 2014 — University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy faculty Mary Onsyko, Pharm.D.,
BCPS, and former faculty member Katie Thompson, Pharm.D., BCPS, had an article published
in the March issue of American Family Physician titled, "Common Questions About Clostridium difficile Infection." This review article
was the result of a collaborative interprofessional effort between pharmacy faculty,
a family medicine resident, and faculty physicians.
C. difficile infection is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, with the
incidence and severity increasing in recent years. This article highlights practice
pearls for primary care physicians for preventing, diagnosing and treating this disease.
Onysko is a UW clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice and an assistant
clinical professor with the Swedish Family Medicine Residency affiliated with the
University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, Colorado. Thompson is now practicing
pharmacy at Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.