Question

A 55-year-old woman has a positive C. difficile NAAT and 3 watery stools/day, WBC 10K, creatinine 0.9. She is immunocompromised. Best initial therapy?

Accepted Answer

Fidaxomicin preferred

Answer

Metronidazole monotherapy

Answer

Fecal microbiota transplant first-line

Answer

No therapy; colonize only

Answer

Oral bacitracin

Practice question

A 55-year-old woman has a positive C. difficile NAAT and 3 watery stools/day, WBC 10K, creatinine 0.9. She is immunocompromised. Best initial therapy?