The epidemiology of clostridium difficile infection in children: A population-based study

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1401-1406

  Khanna, Sahil ^a   Baddour, Larry M ^a   Huskins, W Charles ^a   Kammer, Patricia P ^a   Faubion, William A ^a   Zinsmeister, Alan R ^a   Harmsen, W Scott ^a   Pardi, Darrell S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile infection; community acquired; epidemiology; pediatric; population based

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESIDENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MALE; MINNESOTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84877309639     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit075     Document Type: Article

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