A 75-year-old nursing-home resident with suspected C. difficile colitis has WBC 18,000/µL and creatinine 1.6 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). Severity category a...

Question

A 75-year-old nursing-home resident with suspected C. difficile colitis has WBC 18,000/µL and creatinine 1.6 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). Severity category and initial treatment?

Accepted Answer

Nonsevere; vancomycin

Answer

Nonsevere; metronidazole

Answer

Severe; fidaxomicin or vancomycin

Answer

Fulminant; metronidazole only

Answer

Fulminant; fidaxomicin

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): C. difficile-Severity & Therapy

A 75-year-old nursing-home resident with suspected C. difficile colitis has WBC 18,000/µL and creatinine 1.6 mg/dL (baseline 0.9). Severity category and initial treatment?