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ModerateInfectious DiseasesClostridioides difficile infectionuk-plab-1

A 68-year-old man receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia develops watery diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Stool assay is positive for Clostridioides difficile toxin. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment for this initial episode?

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