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
What is the therapy of choice for pseudomembranous enterocolitis?
APenicillin
BAmpicillin
CErythromycin
DVancomycin
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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