How would you manage this patient with Clostridioides difficile infection?
An infectious diseases specialist and a gastroenterologist discussed antibiotic treatment options for nonsevere Clostridioides difficile in a recent Beyond the Guidelines.
In the latest edition of Beyond the Guidelines, an infectious diseases specialist and a gastroenterologist discuss antibiotic treatment options for nonsevere Clostridioides difficile, the role of fecal microbiota transplantation for fulminant disease, and the use of bezlotoxumab to prevent recurrence. The case, published Aug. 8, focuses on Ms. C, a 48-year-old woman with fulminant C. difficile infection.
Beyond the Guidelines is a multimedia feature from Annals of Internal Medicine that is based on selected clinical conferences at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Videos of the patient and conference, the slide presentation, and a CME/MOC activity accompany each article.