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23rd April 2024

An 82-year-old man from a care home is admitted with profuse, watery diarrhoea

An 82-year-old man from a care home is admitted with profuse, watery diarrhoea. You are asked to see him as you are on-call over the weekend. He is on day 7 of oral vancomycin. His WCC remains raised at 15 x 10⁹/L. He continues to have 5 loose stools per day. What is the most appropriate next step?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.

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