Clostridium difficile in antibiotic associated pediatric diarrhea.

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dc.contributor.authorDutta, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorNiyogi, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorMitra, Uen_US
dc.contributor.authorRasaily, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, M Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorChakraborty, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorMitra, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned1994-02-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T05:36:25Z
dc.date.available1994-02-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-27T05:36:25Z
dc.date.issued1994-02-01en_US
dc.description.abstractA case control study was carried out at the medical wards of Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Hospital for Children, Calcutta, between January and September 1989. One hundred eleven hospitalized children up to the age of 5 years, receiving antibiotics for different medical problems, developed antibiotic associated diarrhea. Isolation of Clostridium difficile as sole pathogen was very low (3.6%) from these patients. Fecal samples of 111 case matched control children were also screened for C.difficile. Only 2.7% fecal samples of control children were positive for C.difficile. All the strains of C.difficile isolated from antibiotic associated diarrhea cases showed neutralisable cytotoxin in in vitro test. In contrast none of the strains isolated from control children showed cytotoxicity. This study suggests that C.difficile is not an important pathogen related to antibiotic associated diarrhea in children at this hospital.en_US
dc.description.affiliationNational Institute of Cholera and Enteric Disease, Beliaghata, Calcutta.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDutta P, Niyogi SK, Mitra U, Rasaily R, Bhattacharya MK, Chakraborty S, Mitra A. Clostridium difficile in antibiotic associated pediatric diarrhea. Indian Pediatrics. 1994 Feb; 31(2): 121-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/12005
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.neten_US
dc.subject.meshAnti-Bacterial Agents --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshCase-Control Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshClostridium difficile --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.subject.meshColitis --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subject.meshDiarrhea, Infantile --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshEnterocolitis, Pseudomembranous --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFeces --microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.titleClostridium difficile in antibiotic associated pediatric diarrhea.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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