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Asymptomatic fecal excretion of C. difficile is transient in most patients, and treatment with metronidazole is not effective. Although treatment with vancomycin is temporarily effective, it is associated with a significantly higher rate of C. difficile carriage 2 months after treatment and is not recommended.
Robert D. Caplan (Mon,) studied this question.