uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile infection

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ModerateInfectious DiseasesClostridioides difficile infectionuk-plab-1

A 74-year-old man with recent hospitalisation for pneumonia develops watery diarrhoea 8 times per day with abdominal cramps. He has been taking oral Co-amoxiclav. Stool tests are positive for Clostridioides difficile toxin. He is haemodynamically stable and not septic. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment?

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