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Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist: Clostridium difficile Infections in Children. J Hosp Med 2020 Feb 01;15(2):98-100

Date

10/22/2019

Pubmed ID

31634104

DOI

10.12788/jhm.3312

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85078565566 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)

Abstract

GUIDELINE TITLE: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA).

RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2018 PRIOR VERSIONS: Cohen SH, Gerding DN, Johnson S, et al; Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America; Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults: 2010 update by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010; 31:431-55.Gerding DN, Johnson S, Peterson LR, et al. Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea and colitis. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1995;16:459-477.

DEVELOPER: IDSA and SHEA.

FUNDING SOURCE: Support for this guideline was provided by the IDSA and SHEA.

TARGET POPULATION: Children and adults with Clostridium difficile infections.

Author List

Rogers A, ElKadri A

Authors

Abdul Aziz Elkadri MD Assistant Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Amanda Rogers MD Associate Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Clostridium Infections
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Hospitalists
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Practice Guidelines as Topic