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Molecular characteristics of Clostridium difficile in children with acute gastroenteritis from Zhejiang.
BMC infectious diseases - 13 May 2020
Shuai Huiqun, Bian Qiao, Luo Yun, Zhou Xiaohong, Song Xiaojun, Ye Julian, Huang Qinghong, Peng Zhaoyang, Wu Jun, Jiang Jianmin, Jin Dazhi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) has an increasing pediatric prevalence worldwide. However, molecular characteristics of C. difficile in Chinese children with acute gastroenteritis have not been reported. METHODS: A five-year cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary children's hospital in Zhejiang. Consecutive stool specimens from outpatient children with acute gastroenteritis were...
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