The prediction of complicated Clostridium difficile infections in children

Sarah Tschudin-Sutter; Pranita D. Tamma; Aaron M. Milstone; Trish M. Perl

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The prediction of complicated Clostridium difficile infections in children

Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Pranita D. Tamma, Aaron M. Milstone, Trish M. Perl

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We validated proposed definitions for severe Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in adults for prediction of complicated CDI in children. Complicated CDI occurred in 9 of 202 cases. Definitions for severe CDI in adults showed poor measures for discrimination ofcomplicated CDI in children, which calls into question the usefulness of such definitions in pediatric cohorts.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	901-903
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume	35
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/676874
State	Published - Jul 2014

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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