Increasing incidence of community-associated atypical Clostridium difficile disease in children

Susan S. Baker; Howard Faden; Wael Sayej; Raza Patel; Robert D. Baker

doi:10.1177/0009922809360927

Increasing incidence of community-associated atypical Clostridium difficile disease in children

Susan S. Baker
, Howard Faden
, Wael Sayej
, Raza Patel
, Robert D. Baker

Pediatrics

SUNY Buffalo

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	644-647
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Pediatrics
Volume	49
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922809360927
State	Published - Jul 2010

Keywords

Clostridium difficile
community-acquired infection
diarrhea

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