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A 40-year old woman presented to the surgical OPD with features suggestive of colitis. She was on prolonged treatment with clindamycin. Fecal sample was positive for toxin produced by this agent. Her condition improved on treatment with metronidazole. The clinical condition is associated with -

AListeria monocytogenes

BBacillus anthracis

CClostridium difficile

DAcinetobacter baumannii

2

What is the therapy of choice for pseudomembranous enterocolitis?

APenicillin

BAmpicillin

CErythromycin

DVancomycin

3

Sudha, a 20-year-old female, developed antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile. Among the following drugs, which is most likely to be effective in the treatment of this disease?

AMetronidazole

BAmpicillin

CClindamycin

DChloramphenicol

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