Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile is the most important infectious cause of
antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide and a leading cause of healthcare-associated …

Recent advances in Clostridioides difficile infection epidem... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Recent advances in Clostridioides difficile infection epidemiology, diagnosis and …

Background As children with isolated vomiting are rarely able to provide a specimen
suitable for routine pathogen testing, we have limited knowledge about their infecting …

OBJECTIVES: Many hospitals have transitioned from conventional stool diagnostics to rapid
multiplex polymerase chain reaction gastrointestinal panels (GIP). The clinical impact of this …

Abstract Background and Objective Children with gastrointestinal infections often require
acute care. The objectives of this study were to describe variations in patterns of stool testing …

METHODS We conducted a quality improvement project from 2018 to 2020 at a large
children's hospital. Interventions included development of a C. difficile testing and treatment …

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a leading nosocomial infection, posing a substantial
public health challenge within the United States and globally. CDI typically occurs in …

OBJECTIVES There is uncertainty regarding which hospitalized patients with acute
gastroenteritis (AGE) benefit from gastrointestinal panel (GIP) testing. Unnecessary testing …

Although the pathogenesis of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is complex and
incompletely understood, it is believed that the elaboration of C. difficile toxins is necessary …

The application of clinical diagnostics for gastroenteritis in children has implications for a
broad collection of stakeholders, impacting clinical care, communicable disease control, and …