A 36-year-old man presents with watery diarrhea after 10 days of amoxicillin-clavulanate; WBC 18,000/µL, creatinine 2.1 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). This is ...

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A 36-year-old man presents with watery diarrhea after 10 days of amoxicillin-clavulanate; WBC 18,000/µL, creatinine 2.1 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). This is a recurrent CDI after a prior episode 3 months ago. Best adjunct to reduce recurrence risk?

Accepted Answer

Bezlotoxumab during standard-of-care antibiotics

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No adjunctive therapy

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Metronidazole plus probiotics

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Cholestyramine

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Fecal microbiota transplant as first-line for first recurrence

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile (Recurrent)

A 36-year-old man presents with watery diarrhea after 10 days of amoxicillin-clavulanate; WBC 18,000/µL, creatinine 2.1 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). This is a recurrent CDI after a prior episode 3 months ago. Best adjunct to reduce recurrence risk?