High colonization rate and prolonged shedding of Clostridium difficile in pediatric oncology patients.
Clin Infect Dis
; 59(3): 401-3, 2014 Aug 01.
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ABSTRACT
Surveillance testing for Clostridium difficile among pediatric oncology patients identified stool colonization in 29% of patients without gastrointestinal symptoms and in 55% of patients with prior C. difficile infection (CDI). A high prevalence of C. difficile colonization and diarrhea complicates the diagnosis of CDI in this population.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Clostridioides difficile
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Infecciones por Clostridium
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2014
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Article