A 58-year-old woman with suspected C. difficile recurrence after an initial vancomycin course asks about prevention of another relapse. What adjunct m...

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A 58-year-old woman with suspected C. difficile recurrence after an initial vancomycin course asks about prevention of another relapse. What adjunct may be considered?

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Bezlotoxumab infusion during standard-of-care antibiotics

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Oral metronidazole alongside vancomycin for all

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Probiotics for 8 weeks

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Prophylactic rifaximin

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IV vancomycin

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Recurrent C. difficile

A 58-year-old woman with suspected C. difficile recurrence after an initial vancomycin course asks about prevention of another relapse. What adjunct may be considered?