Authors:
Prathipa Santhanam1, MD, Matthew
Egberg123, MD, MPH, MMSc and Michael D.
Kappelman123 MD, MPH
Affiliations:
1Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
2Multidisciplinary Center for Inflammatory Bowel
Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC,
USA.
3Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Address Correspondence To: Prathipa Santhanam, Department of Pediatric
Gastroenterology, University of North Carolina
333 S. Columbia Street, 247 MacNider Hall, Campus Box 7229, Chapel Hill,
NC 27514,
Business Telephone Number: 919 445 2334
Fax: 919 966 8461
E-mail (s):
prathipa_santhanam@med.unc.edu,
matthew.egberg@med.unc.edu,
michael_kappelman@med.unc.edu
Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to
disclose.
Short Title: Clostridium difficile in Hospitalized Children with
Cystic Fibrosis
Key Words: Clostridioides difficile – Associated Disease,
colitis, disease burden, KID database, pediatric
Funding Source: No funding was secured for this manuscript.
Financial Disclosure: The authors have no financial relationships
relevant to this article to disclose.
Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to
disclose.
Name of reprint request author: Michael D. Kappelman MD, MPH
Ethical Statement: This study was reviewed by the IRB at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and designated as non-human subject’s
research.