A patient is seen in the clinic with a 1-week history of frequent watery stools. The primary care NP learns that a family member had gastroenteritis a week prior. The patient was treated for a UTI with a sulfonamide antibiotic 2 months prior
The NP should suspect: a. Clostridium difficile–associated disease (CDAD).
b. viral gastroenteritis.
c. serum sickness reaction.
d. recurrence of the UTI.
A
Cases of CDAD have been reported 2 months after a course of antibiotics, and CDAD should be suspected in all patients who present with diarrhea after antibiotic use. Viral gastroenteritis is possible, but the possibility of CDAD must be investigated. Serum sickness reaction is not usually associated with diarrhea and generally occurs within weeks of drug administration.
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