Concomitant Medical Conditions and Therapies Preclude Accurate Classification of Children With Severe or Severe Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection.

Authors :: Kociolek LK
Patel SJ
Shulman ST
Gerding DN
Source :: Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society [J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc] 2015 Dec; Vol. 4 (4), pp. e139-42. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 29.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: Severe and severe complicated Clostridium difficile infections (SCDI/SCCDI) were retrospectively assessed in a pediatric cohort. Underlying medical conditions and concomitant medical therapy preclude accurate classification of children with SCDI/SCCDI, using current CDI severity definitions. Revised CDI definitions in children should focus on more objective, age-appropriate, and CDI-specific markers of severity.<br /> (© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)

Subjects :: Child
Child, Preschool
Clostridioides difficile
Clostridium Infections classification
Humans
Infant
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Young Adult
Clostridium Infections complications
Clostridium Infections diagnosis

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