Clostridioides difficile infection in thoroughbred horses in Japan from 2010 to 2021

Abstract We encountered 34 Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection (CDI) cases among Thoroughbred horses in Japan from 2010 to 2021. Among them, 79.4% (27/34) either died or were euthanised. The risk factors associated with CDI and mortality among Japanese Thoroughbred horses remain unclea...

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Main Authors: Eri Uchida-Fujii, Hidekazu Niwa, Mitsutoshi Senoh, Haru Kato, Yuta Kinoshita, Hiroshi Mita, Takanori Ueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-40157-x