Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile in animals

JS Weese - Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is an
important cause of disease in people, a variably important cause of disease in some animal …

Clostridioides difficile, a New “Superbug”

R Markovska, G Dimitrov, R Gergova, L Boyanova - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, spore-forming, anaerobic bacterium. The clinical
features of C. difficile infections (CDIs) can vary, ranging from the asymptomatic carriage and …

Proposal for rational antibacterial use in the diagnosis and treatment of dogs with chronic diarrhoea

M Cerquetella, G Rossi, JS Suchodolski… - Journal of Small …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic diarrhoea is a frequent complaint in canine practice and the diagnostic path is often
characterised by numerous diagnostic tests and stepwise empirical treatments, often applied …

Non-human C. difficile Reservoirs and Sources: Animals, Food, Environment

C Rodriguez Diaz, C Seyboldt, M Rupnik - Updates on Clostridium difficile …, 2018 - Springer
Clostridium difficile is ubiquitous and is found in humans, animals and in variety of
environments. The substantial overlap of ribotypes between all three main reservoirs …

Developmental stages in microbiota, bile acids, and clostridial species in healthy puppies

AB Blake, A Cigarroa, HL Klein… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The fecal microbiota, fecal bile acid concentrations, and abundance of
Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile are altered in acute and chronic …

Molecular epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile in companion animals: Genetic overlap with human strains and public health concerns

F Alves, R Castro, M Pinto, A Nunes, C Pomba… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The changing epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile reflects a well-established
and intricate community transmission network. With rising numbers of reported community …

Oral faecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea in a dog: a case report

K Sugita, N Yanuma, H Ohno, K Takahashi… - BMC veterinary …, 2019 - Springer
Background Successful clinical outcomes of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for
recurrent Clostridium difficile infection have been reported in humans and a marmoset …

Preliminary studies on isolates of Clostridium difficile from dogs and exotic pets

S Andrés-Lasheras, I Martín-Burriel… - BMC veterinary …, 2018 - Springer
Background Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is recognised as an emerging disease in
both humans and some animal species. During the past few years, insights into human CDI …

Prevalence and characteristics of Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile in dogs and cats attended in diverse veterinary clinics from the Madrid region

S Álvarez-Pérez, JL Blanco, C Harmanus, EJ Kuijper… - Anaerobe, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite extensive research on the epidemiology of pathogenic clostridia in dogs and cats,
most published studies focus on a selected animal population and/or a single veterinary …

Clostridioides difficile in Calves in Central Italy: Prevalence, Molecular Typing, Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Association with Antibiotic Administration

F Blasi, C Lovito, E Albini, L Bano, G Dalmonte, I Drigo… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Clostridioides difficile is a leading cause of nosocomial and community-
acquired diarrhoea in men. The infection most commonly occurs in people who have …