Decreased Fecal Bacterial Diversity and Altered Microbiome in Children Colonized With <i>Clostridium difficile</i>

Abstract

In children, C difficile colonization, or factors that predispose to colonization such as antibiotic use and IBD status were associated with decreased gut bacterial diversity and altered microbiome composition. Averting such microbiome alterations may be a method to prevent or treat CDI.