A 48-year-old woman with diarrhea after hospitalization tests positive for C. difficile after a prior episode 3 months ago treated with vancomycin. Be...

Question

A 48-year-old woman with diarrhea after hospitalization tests positive for C. difficile after a prior episode 3 months ago treated with vancomycin. Best therapy now?

Accepted Answer

Fidaxomicin standard or extended-pulsed regimen

Answer

Repeat metronidazole

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Probiotics only

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Rifaximin monotherapy

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Bezlotoxumab alone

"moderate" MCQ (SBA): Infectious Diseases

A 48-year-old woman with diarrhea after hospitalization tests positive for C. difficile after a prior episode 3 months ago treated with vancomycin. Best therapy now?