Introduction: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is emerging as a cause of diarrhea in infants and children in both community and hospital settings. This increasing incidence has been attributed, in part, to the emergence of a hyper virulent strain of C. difficile, increased antibiotic prescriptions, increased awareness of CDI among healthcare providers and emergence of highly sensitive detection methodologies for CDI. ... إقراء المزيد

_Clostridium difficile_ infection (CDI) is emerging as a cause of diarrhea in infants and children in both community and hospital settings. This increasing incidence has been attributed, in part, to the emergence of a hypervirulent strain of C. difficile, increased antibiotic prescriptions, increased awareness of CDI among healthcare providers and emergence of highly sensitive detection methodologies for CDI. It is ... إقراء المزيد

Introduction: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is emerging as a cause of diarrhea in infants and children in both community and hospital settings. This increasing incidence has been attributed, in part, to the emergence of a hyper virulent strain of C. difficile, increased antibiotic prescriptions, increased awareness of CDI among healthcare providers and emergence of highly sensitive detection methodologies for CDI. ... إقراء المزيد