Increasing Incidence of Community-Associated Atypical Clostridium difficile Disease in Children
- 11 February 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Clinical Pediatrics
- Vol. 49 (7), 644-647
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922809360927
Abstract
Forty-one children with a variety of gastrointestinal complaints were diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infections as part of a routine screen over 3 years. The infection had not been suspected prior to the screen. Each child responded to treatment with metronidazole with resolution of their symptoms. These data suggest that community-associated C difficile is increasing and may produce atypical disease and lead to misdiagnosis.Keywords
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