Severe Clostridium difficile-associated disease in children

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008 Oct;27(10):944-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181723d32.

Abstract

Three cases of Clostridium difficile-associated disease in children were detected within a short time interval. Intensive therapy was required in 2 cases with colectomy in one of them. One of the severe cases was community-acquired. Two patients had underlying diseases (Hirschprung disease, Down syndrome) and also tested positive for enteric viruses (rotavirus, calicivirus).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Clostridioides difficile / classification
  • Clostridioides difficile / genetics
  • Clostridioides difficile / isolation & purification*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis*
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / drug therapy
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Ribotyping