Silva A, Du T, Choi KB, Pelude L, Golding GR, Hizon R, Lee BE, Chow B, Srigley JA, Hota SS, Comeau JL, Thampi N. Epidemiology of primary and recurrent healthcare-associated and community-associated pediatric Clostridioides difficile infection in Canada, 2015-2020.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2023;
12:222-225. [PMID:
36718660 PMCID:
PMC10146919 DOI:
10.1093/jpids/piad003]
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Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among children remains a concerning cause of morbidity in hospital settings. We present epidemiological and molecular trends in healthcare- and community-associated CDI among children in Canadian inpatient and outpatient settings, including those who experienced recurrent infections.
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