A 75-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea six times per day after a course of Co-amoxiclav. Stool testing is positive for Clostridioides difficile...

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A 75-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea six times per day after a course of Co-amoxiclav. Stool testing is positive for Clostridioides difficile toxin. She is febrile at 38 degrees Celsius but haemodynamically stable and creatinine is normal. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment?

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Oral Vancomycin

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Oral Metronidazole

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Intravenous Vancomycin

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Loperamide

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High-dose Prednisolone

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Clostridioides difficile colitis

A 75-year-old woman develops watery diarrhoea six times per day after a course of Co-amoxiclav. Stool testing is positive for Clostridioides difficile toxin. She is febrile at 38 degrees Celsius but haemodynamically stable and creatinine is normal. What is the most appropriate first-line treatment?