18. Your patient is a 19 year old female that presents with a 10 day history of watery brown diarrhea. You have ordered stool studies and they have came back positive for Shiga Toxin Producing E. Coli. The patient is afebrile and otherwise healthy and has not been vomiting. The remainder of vital signs are normal. Which of the following is the best management option?
A. Admit to the hospital for IV Cipro and Flagyl and monitor for clinical improvement.
B. Treat as an outpatient with oral Cipro and Flagyl and monitor for clinical improvement.
C. Encourage good oral hydration and re-evaluate in 5-7 days
D. Start the patient on Lomotil
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