Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children due to hypervirulent strains PCR-ribotype 027: An emblematic report of two cases

Patrizia Spigaglia; Fabrizio Barbanti; Elio Castagnola; Roberto Bandettini

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.09.004

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children due to hypervirulent strains PCR-ribotype 027: An emblematic report of two cases

Patrizia Spigaglia, Fabrizio Barbanti, Elio Castagnola, Roberto Bandettini

Istituto "Giannina Gaslini"

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Abstract

In this report, the first two cases of pediatric Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) due to the hypervirulent PCR-ribotype 027 in Italy are described as emblematic of the role of both the infecting C. difficile strain and patient status in the occurrence and clinical manifestation of CDI in children.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-93
Number of pages	3
Journal	Anaerobe
Volume	36
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.09.004
Publication status	Published - Dec 1 2015

Keywords

Antibiotics
C. difficile
Children
GVHD
HSCT
PCR-ribotype 027

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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