Clostridium difficile in Children: To Treat or Not to Treat?
Clostridium difficile infection has been increasing since 2000 in children and in adults. Frequent antibiotics use, comorbidity, and the development of hypervirulent strains have increased the risk of infection. Despite the high carriage rates of C. difficile, infants rarely develop clinical infecti...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
2014
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4107224/ |