A 33-year-old returns from travel with watery diarrhea, afebrile, no blood. Best initial approach per U.S. guidance?...

Question

A 33-year-old returns from travel with watery diarrhea, afebrile, no blood. Best initial approach per U.S. guidance?

Accepted Answer

Loperamide alone and hydration; no routine antibiotics

Answer

Empiric fluoroquinolone for 7 days

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Metronidazole for 10 days

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Stool culture and C. difficile testing immediately

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Empiric azithromycin for all cases

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Acute Infectious Diarrhea (Noninflammatory)