Epidemiology of primary and recurrent healthcare-associated and community-associated pediatric Clostridioides difficile infection in Canada, 2015-2020.
- DOI
- Language of the publication
- English
- Date
- 2023-04-28
- Type
- Article
- Author(s)
- Silva, Anada
- Du, Tim
- Choi, Kelly B.
- Pelude, Linda
- Golding, George R.
- Hizon, Romeo
- Lee, Bonita E.
- Chow, Blanda
- Srigley, Jocelyn A.
- Hota, Susy S.
- Comeau, Jeannette L.
- Thampi, Nisha
- CNISP C. difficile working group
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
Abstract
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among children remains a concerning cause of morbidity in hospital settings. We present epidemiological and molecular trends in healthcare- and community-associated CDI among children in Canadian inpatient and outpatient settings, including those who experienced recurrent infections.
Subject
- Health
Keywords
- community-associated pediatric CDI,
- healthcare-associated pediatric CDI,
- pediatric CDI epidemiology,
- pediatric Clostridioides difficile infection,
- recurrent pediatric CDI
Rights
Pagination
222–225
Peer review
Yes
Open access level
Gold
Identifiers
- ISSN
- 2048-7207
Article
- Journal title
- Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- Journal volume
- 12
- Journal issue
- 4
Citation(s)
Silva A, Du T, Choi KB, Pelude L, Golding GR, Hizon R, Lee BE, Chow B, Srigley JA, Hota SS, Comeau JL, Thampi N; CNISP C. difficile working group. Epidemiology of Primary and Recurrent Healthcare-Associated and Community-Associated Pediatric Clostridioides difficile Infection in Canada, 2015-2020. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2023 Apr 28;12(4):222-225. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad003