The Epidemiology of Clostridium difficile Infection in Children: A Population-Based Study
Author(s) -
Sahil Khanna,
Larry M. Baddour,
W. Charles Huskins,
Patricia P. Kammer,
William A. Faubion,
Alan R. Zinsmeister,
William S. Harmsen,
Darrell S. Pardi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit075
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , clostridium difficile , rochester epidemiology project , epidemiology , metronidazole , population , pediatrics , cohort , cohort study , antibiotics , population based study , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , optics , biology
The incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is increasing, even in populations previously thought to be at low risk, including children. Most incidence studies have included only hospitalized patients and are thus potentially influenced by referral or hospitalization biases.
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