Have you ever been presented with a child on antibiotic treatment with severe diarrhea? Is it Clostridium difficile infection? What should be the treatment of these patients? This article provides a brief information regarding treatment of Clostridium difficile infection in children. Clostridium difficile is one of the most important cause of antibiotics-associated diarrhea. It is one of the most common cause of healthcare-associated infection and poses a serious challenge for treating clinicians.
Due to its wide manifestations as diarrhea to fulminant disease by toxic megacolon, sepsis, and death, it should be treated aggressively. Though the C. difficile infection is less common in children, it is found to be more aggressive in children. Strategy for treatment of C. difficile Discontinuation of antibiotics and supportive care The initial step in the treatment of C. difficile infection…
