Conclusion:
In conclusion, our findings demonstrate an excess burden of CDI among hospitalized pediatric patients with CF and an increasing proportion of hospitalizations with co-occurring CDI and CF over time. Taken together, these finding suggest the need for heightened awareness of this potentially lethal comorbidity and appropriate efforts to facilitate the early diagnosis and aggressive treatment of CDI among pediatric patients with CF.
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Figure Legend:
Figure 1: Temporal trends in Pediatric CF Hospitalizations Stratified by CDI analyzed in the 1997-2016 KID Database