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Moderate"The 2021 IDSA/SHEA focused update recommends fidaxomicin as preferred therapy for initial CDI (vancomycin acceptable alternative). A: Metronidazole is no longer preferred. C: Duration incorrect. D: IV vancomycin does not treat colonic CDI. E: Not adequate treatment."Infectious Diseases"easy"

A patient with a first episode of non-fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection (WBC 12,000/µL, creatinine normal) should receive which preferred therapy?

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