Treatment for clostridioides difficile infection diagnosed

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Ruth returns to the clinic for follow-up treatment for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) diagnosed 6 weeks ago. She was treated with metronidazole (Flagyl) and reports that the diarrhea had completely resolved, but returned 2 days ago. The nurse practitioner should: investigate for alternate causes of diarrhea. retest the stool for Clostridioides difficile. consider treatment failure of metronidazole and recurrent CDI. retreat with metronidazole for a longer course of therapy.

Reference no: EM133721543

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