A 60-year-old with new Clostridioides difficile infection (nonsevere; WBC 9,500/µL, Cr 0.9 mg/dL) presents with watery diarrhea. First-line therapy?...

Question

A 60-year-old with new Clostridioides difficile infection (nonsevere; WBC 9,500/µL, Cr 0.9 mg/dL) presents with watery diarrhea. First-line therapy?

Accepted Answer

Oral vancomycin 125 mg QID for 10 days or fidaxomicin 200 mg BID for 10 days

Answer

Oral metronidazole 500 mg TID

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Probiotics alone

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IV vancomycin

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Loperamide as monotherapy

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile Infection