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CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE RIBOTYPE 027-ASSOCIATED DISEASE IN CHILDREN WITH NOROVIRUS INFECTION

Journal

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
Volume 28, Issue 9, Pages 847-848

Publisher

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31819d1cd9

Keywords

Clostridium difficile; norovirus; children

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  1. Foundation for Pediatric Research

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Two previously healthy children developed Clostridium difficile ribotype 027-associated disease concomitantly with norovirus infection. Viral gastroenteritis may contribute to epithelial homeostasis of the intestine and exacerbate the effects of toxins produced by C difficile ribotype 027.

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