The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children: A Population-Based Study

2013204 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Sahil Khanna · Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Larry M. Baddour · Office of Infectious Diseases

W. Charles Huskins · Office of Infectious Diseases

Patricia P. Kammer

William A. Faubion

Alan R. Zinsmeister · Mayo Clinic

William S. Harmsen · Mayo Clinic

Darrell S. Pardi

Abstract

In this population-based cohort, CDI incidence in children increased significantly from 1991 through 2009. Given that the majority of cases were community-acquired, estimates of the incidence of CDI that include only hospitalized children may significantly underestimate the burden of disease in children.

Topics & Keywords

Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Microscopic Colitis Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume 56, Issue 10, pp. 1401-1406

DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit075

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