Question

A 63-year-old with C. difficile infection severe fulminant disease (hypotension, ileus). Best initial regimen?

Accepted Answer

Oral vancomycin 500 mg QID plus IV metronidazole; consider rectal vancomycin if ileus

Answer

Oral metronidazole alone

Answer

Fidaxomicin only

Answer

Probiotics

Answer

No antibiotics until colonoscopy

Practice question

A 63-year-old with C. difficile infection severe fulminant disease (hypotension, ileus). Best initial regimen?