Non-antibiotic associated C. difficile diarrhea in a 7 week-old infant.
We describe a rare case of non-antibiotic associated severe C. difficile diarrhea in a 7-week-old boy. He had massive fluid loss and electrolyte imbalance. He required total parentral nutrition for 10 days and eventually recovered with oral metronidazole. Most of the reported cases in literature are associated with prior antibiotic exposure or in hospitalized patients.
Kader
Ajmal
A
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. ajmalkader@yahoo.uk
O'Hare
Bernadette
B
Valappil
Manoj Kalikkottu
MK
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole