Community acquired Clostridium difficile in an infant without antibiotic exposure

Abstract

Clostridium Difficile is the most common cause of hospital acquired and antibiotic associated diarrhoea, but it is important to note that this can be a colonizer. The rates of community carriage is not very well described in children. We hereby report a case of Community acquired Clostridium Difficile in an infant without antibiotic exposure.

Keywords

• clostridium difficile
• community acquired
• infant