Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile-associated diarrhea in equine in Minas Gerais, Brazil: clinical and microbiological characterization of six cases

Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile-associated diarrhea in equine in Minas Gerais, Brazil: clinical and microbiological characterization of six cases

ABSTRACT: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is the main causative agent of antimicrobial-related diarrhea in humans and a major pathogen-associated enteric disorder in foals and adult horses. Moreover, studies have suggested that animals are a possible reservoir of toxigenic C. difficile strain...

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Main Authors: Amanda Nádia Diniz, Diogo Soares Gonçalves Cruz, Carolina Pantuzza Ramos, Carlos Augusto Oliveira Júnior, Isabella Caixeta Winter, Jorge Tibúrcio Barbosa de Lima, Armando de Mattos Carvalho, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2021-05-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
foals
horses
nosocomial
zoonosis
colitis
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