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Nicholson MR, Thomsen IP, Slaughter JC, Creech CB, Edwards KM. Novel risk factors for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in children. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition. 2015 Jan;60(60). 18-22. NIHMSID: NIHMS624798.
Abstract
Clostridium difficile, a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, has been reported to recur in high rates in adults. The rates and risk factors for recurrent C difficile infection (rCDI) in children have not been well established.