| Title |
The impact of Clostridium difficile on paediatric surgical practice: a systematic review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Pediatric Surgery International, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00383-014-3543-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
D. Mc Laughlin, F. Friedmacher, P. Puri |
| Abstract |
The pathogenic potential of Clostridium difficile in children remains a controversial subject as healthy infants can be colonised by this organism. However recent analyses have clarified that C. difficile is an important enteropath in paediatric populations, particularly in antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Paediatric surgical patients including those with Hirschsprung's disease (HD) may be especially vulnerable to C. difficile infection (CDI) and complicated C. difficile enterocolitis such as pseudomembranous colitis may require surgical management if refractory to medical therapy. Reports of increasing prevalence and emergence of hyper-virulent strains of C. difficile worldwide prompted an examination of the literature to assess the impact of CDI on current paediatric surgical practise. |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 24% |
| Unknown | 9 | 24% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 46% |
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| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 5% |
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| Unknown | 9 | 24% |
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