Important: Therapy
Co-amoxiclav PO 625mg three times daily
Notes:
Major risk factors for CDI
Certain persons are at increased risk of acquiring CDI.
The possibility of CDI should be considered when persons with diarrhoea also have:
• Current or recent (within the last three months) use of antimicrobial agents (especially those with a high risk for CDI, e.g. cephalosporins, broad spectrum penicillins, fluoroquinolones and clindamycin);
• Increased age (>65 years old);
• A previous diagnosis of CDI;
• Prolonged hospital stay;
• Serious underlying diseases;
• Surgical procedures (in particular bowel procedures);
• Immunosuppression (including HIV infection and transplant patients);
and/or
• Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI)/H2 antagonists (drugs which reduce the production of stomach acid).