Does exposure to Gastric Acid-Suppression Therapy be Associated With Health Care- and Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection in Children?
Gastric acid-suppression therapy was associated with both health care- and community-associated CDIs in children. Larger pediatric studies are necessary to determine the role of proton pump inhibitors specifically in causing CDI in children.
Patch-test reactions to thioureas occur as often as do reactions to many other allergens in the standard series and are often relevant. Institutions should consider including mixed dialkyl thioureas in their standard patch test screening series.