A 28-year-old man presents with non-bloody diarrhoea 6 times per day and crampy abdominal pain for 3 days after completing a course of clindamycin for...

Question

A 28-year-old man presents with non-bloody diarrhoea 6 times per day and crampy abdominal pain for 3 days after completing a course of clindamycin for a dental infection. He is afebrile and mildly dehydrated. According to Canadian guidance, what is the most appropriate initial investigation?

Accepted Answer

Stool C. difficile toxin or PCR assay

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No tests; this is normal after antibiotics

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Abdominal CT scan

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Colonoscopy

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Serum amylase and lipase

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile infection

A 28-year-old man presents with non-bloody diarrhoea 6 times per day and crampy abdominal pain for 3 days after completing a course of clindamycin for a dental infection. He is afebrile and mildly dehydrated. According to Canadian guidance, what is the most appropriate initial investigation?