A 32-year-old man with watery diarrhea after clindamycin 2 weeks ago has his second recurrence of CDI. Best adjunct to reduce further recurrences (no ...

Question

A 32-year-old man with watery diarrhea after clindamycin 2 weeks ago has his second recurrence of CDI. Best adjunct to reduce further recurrences (no CHF)?

Accepted Answer

Single IV dose of bezlotoxumab with SOC antibiotics

Answer

Prolonged metronidazole course

Answer

Vancomycin monotherapy only

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Probiotics as sole therapy

Answer

No adjunct-antibiotics alone suffice

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

A 32-year-old man with watery diarrhea after clindamycin 2 weeks ago has his second recurrence of CDI. Best adjunct to reduce further recurrences (no CHF)?