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Investigators from multiple institutions conducted a case-control study to determine rates and predictors of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children. Children were eligible if they were 2–17 years old and lived in Manitoba, Canada from 2005–2015. CDI cases were defined as positive laboratory test results for C difficile toxin in the context of watery, loose stools. Cases were identified using a Manitoba surveillance database that included all cases of CDI since 2005. Controls were children without CDI and were matched with cases on age, gender, postal code, and duration of residence in Manitoba. Demographics, health care utilization, and clinical characteristics were obtained from Manitoba population and provider claims databases.
CDIs were classified as (a) hospital-associated (HA), defined as a toxin-positive specimen collected >48 hours after …
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