535. Transmission of Clostridium difficile (CD) From Patients ≤2 Years of Age in a Pediatric Oncology Setting

BACKGROUND: Testing for Clostridium difficile (CD) is not recommended in patients under 2 years old because of CD endemicity in young children and absence of associated disease. These patients may, however, represent a reservoir for CD transmission to other high-risk pediatric patients. We describe...

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Autores principales: Robilotti, Elizabeth, Chow, Hoi Yan, McMillen, Tracy, Huang, Weihua, Chen, Donald, Babady, N Esther, Kamboj, Mini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253427/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.544

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