A 76-year-old woman with hypotension and ileus has fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection. Which regimen is recommended?...

Question

A 76-year-old woman with hypotension and ileus has fulminant Clostridioides difficile infection. Which regimen is recommended?

Accepted Answer

Oral vancomycin 500 mg four times daily plus IV metronidazole 500 mg every 8 hours

Answer

Fidaxomicin 200 mg orally twice daily alone

Answer

Oral vancomycin 125 mg four times daily only

Answer

IV vancomycin plus oral metronidazole

Answer

Rifaximin monotherapy

us-abim MCQ (SBA): Fulminant C. difficile