title: Community-acquired Clostridium difficile NAP1/027-associated diarrhea in an eighteen month old child.
abstract: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), characterized by symptoms varying from diarrhea to life-threatening colitis, is a major complication of antibiotic therapy. Studies suggested that CDI is emerging as an important cause of childhood diarrhea in community and hospital settings. This work is the first report of a documented case of community-acquired CDI by a NAP1 hypervirulent strain in an eighteen month old child from Latin America.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Investigación en Bacteriología Anaerobia (LIBA), Facultad de Microbiología and Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 Montes de Oca, San Jose, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quesada-Gómez
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López-Ureña
authors.forename: María del Mar
authors.initials: Mdel M
authors.lastname: Gamboa-Coronado
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Cavallini
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007843:Latin America; D058889:Molecular Typing