TY - JOUR
T1 - Clostridium difficile infection in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
AU - Hourigan, Suchitra K.
AU - Sears, Cynthia Louise
AU - Oliva-Hemker, Maria
PY - 2016/3/9
Y1 - 2016/3/9
N2 - Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are disproportionately susceptible to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and the incidence is increasing. There has also been growing recognition of asymptomatic C. difficile colonization in pediatric IBD, which can sometimes be very difficult to distinguish from symptomatic C. difficile-associated disease in this population. In this study, we discuss the current knowledge of C. difficile infection in children with IBD, reviewing epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes that often differ from the adult IBD population, and discuss the complexities and dilemmas of diagnosing and treating CDI in pediatric IBD.
AB - Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are disproportionately susceptible to Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and the incidence is increasing. There has also been growing recognition of asymptomatic C. difficile colonization in pediatric IBD, which can sometimes be very difficult to distinguish from symptomatic C. difficile-associated disease in this population. In this study, we discuss the current knowledge of C. difficile infection in children with IBD, reviewing epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes that often differ from the adult IBD population, and discuss the complexities and dilemmas of diagnosing and treating CDI in pediatric IBD.
KW - children
KW - Clostridium difficile infection
KW - inflammatory bowel disease
KW - pediatric
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U2 - 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000666
DO - 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000666
M3 - Article
C2 - 26689599
AN - SCOPUS:84962232874
VL - 22
SP - 1020
EP - 1025
JO - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
JF - Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
SN - 1078-0998
IS - 4
ER -