A 70-year-old with fulminant C. difficile (hypotension, ileus) requires immediate therapy. Best regimen?...

Question

A 70-year-old with fulminant C. difficile (hypotension, ileus) requires immediate therapy. Best regimen?

Accepted Answer

Vancomycin 500 mg QID PO/NG plus IV metronidazole

Answer

Fidaxomicin 200 mg BID alone

Answer

Metronidazole PO only

Answer

Vancomycin 125 mg QID alone

Answer

Vancomycin enema alone

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile Infection