A 52-year-old with watery diarrhea after antibiotics tests positive for C. difficile toxin. This is the first episode, nonsevere. Best initial therapy...

Question

A 52-year-old with watery diarrhea after antibiotics tests positive for C. difficile toxin. This is the first episode, nonsevere. Best initial therapy?

Accepted Answer

Fidaxomicin 200 mg PO BID for 10 days

Answer

Metronidazole 500 mg PO TID for 10 days

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Vancomycin 125 mg PO QID for 3 days

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Bezlotoxumab monotherapy

Answer

Stop all antibiotics and no CDI therapy

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile Infection

A 52-year-old with watery diarrhea after antibiotics tests positive for C. difficile toxin. This is the first episode, nonsevere. Best initial therapy?