Recovery of Clostridium difficile from Children

The occurrence of Clostridium difficile in faecal specimens of 218 children, aged 2 weeks to 15 years, was studied. The organism was recovered from 43 (20%) of the children (range 2 weeks to 10 years). The isolation frequency was significantly correlated to age. Thus, in children 1 to 8 months of ag...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1981-01, Vol.13 (1), p.41-45
Hauptverfasser:	Holst, Elisabet, Helin, Ingemar, Mårdh, Per-Anders
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Child Child, Preschool Clostridium - isolation & purification Culture Media Feces - microbiology Female Gastroenteritis - drug therapy Gastroenteritis - microbiology Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male
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