A 52-year-old woman with diarrhea and positive C. difficile toxin (first recurrence) completed vancomycin 3 months ago. She is stable. Preferred treat...

Question

A 52-year-old woman with diarrhea and positive C. difficile toxin (first recurrence) completed vancomycin 3 months ago. She is stable. Preferred treatment now?

Accepted Answer

Fidaxomicin (standard or extended-pulsed)

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Metronidazole

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Probiotics alone

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Vancomycin taper is the only preferred option

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Bezlotoxumab monotherapy

us-usmle-step-3 MCQ (SBA): C. difficile-First Recurrence

A 52-year-old woman with diarrhea and positive C. difficile toxin (first recurrence) completed vancomycin 3 months ago. She is stable. Preferred treatment now?