Two previously healthy children developed Clostridium difficile ribotype 027-associated disease concomitantly with norovirus infection. Viral gastroenteritis may contribute to epithelial homeostasis of the intestine and exacerbate the effects of toxins produced by C. difficile ribotype 027.
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