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A 72-year-old patient develops severe diarrhoea after completing a course of Clindamycin for a dental infection. Stool testing confirms the presence of Clostridioides difficile toxin. The patient has not had C. difficile infection previously. According to NICE guidelines, what is the recommended first-line oral antibiotic treatment for a first episode of non-severe C. difficile infection?

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