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Case Reports
. 2015 Dec:36:91-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.09.004. Epub 2015 Sep 16.

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

Patrizia Spigaglia  1 , Fabrizio Barbanti  2 , Elio Castagnola  3 , Roberto Bandettini  4
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Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children due to hypervirulent strains PCR-ribotype 027: An emblematic report of two cases

Patrizia Spigaglia et al. Anaerobe. 2015 Dec.

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.

Keywords: Antibiotics; C. difficile; Children; GVHD; HSCT; PCR-ribotype 027.

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