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.