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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)

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Guidelines update infection management in adults and children, indicating evolving diagnosis methods.

The aim is to update clinical practice guidelines for Clostridium difficile infection in adults and children.
A panel of experts reviewed and revised the 2010 guidelines.
Incorporated recommendations for children parallel to adult guidelines.
Addressed important changes in epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment.
C. difficile is the leading cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in adults in the U.S.
Recommendations reflect changes due to the decline of the virulent ribotype 027 strain in Europe.
Updates emphasize enhanced infection prevention and environmental management practices.

McDonald et al. (2018) studied this question.

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