This study revealed a steady increase in the number of patients seen in the emergency department with community-acquired CDAD. Findings from this study suggest that the characteristics of CDAD in children--a population that has not been considered to be at high risk for this disease in the past--are changing. Further investigations are warranted to explore deviations from the established burdens of the disease and patient risk factors.
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