1st April 2022

A 71-year-old lady is admitted to hospital because for an orthopaedic injury

A 71-year-old lady is admitted to hospital because for an orthopaedic injury and develops a hospital-acquired pneumonia. She is treated with a course of levofloxacin. After 5 days of treatment with levofloxacin, the nurse looking after her mentions that the lady has had a large type 7 stool which was offensive smelling. You send the stool for culture and decide to commence the patient on empirical therapy. You check her drug chart, which states she has an allergy to penicillin and vancomycin.

Which of the following is the best treatment for her current clinical condition?

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