A 24-year-old man presents with 2 days of watery diarrhoea after eating takeaway food. He is afebrile, hydrated, and has no blood in the stool or syst...

Question

A 24-year-old man presents with 2 days of watery diarrhoea after eating takeaway food. He is afebrile, hydrated, and has no blood in the stool or systemic features. What is the most appropriate management?

Accepted Answer

Oral rehydration and watchful waiting without antibiotics

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Empirical fluoroquinolone antibiotic for 5 days

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Empirical metronidazole for 7 days

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Immediate colonoscopy

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Stool culture and IV antibiotics for all cases

au-racgp MCQ (SBA): Acute infectious diarrhoea

A 24-year-old man presents with 2 days of watery diarrhoea after eating takeaway food. He is afebrile, hydrated, and has no blood in the stool or systemic features. What is the most appropriate management?