A 60-year-old with suspected C. difficile fulminant colitis (hypotension, ileus). Best initial regimen?...

Question

A 60-year-old with suspected C. difficile fulminant colitis (hypotension, ileus). Best initial regimen?

Accepted Answer

Oral vancomycin plus IV metronidazole; consider rectal vancomycin if ileus

Answer

Oral fidaxomicin alone

Answer

IV vancomycin alone

Answer

Metronidazole alone

Answer

No antibiotics until surgery

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Fulminant CDI