title: Non-antibiotic associated C. difficile diarrhea in a 7 week-old infant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. ajmalkader@yahoo.uk
authors.forename: Ajmal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kader
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: O'Hare
authors.forename: Manoj Kalikkottu
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Valappil
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole