This report offers a consensus opinion on the diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and
control of the primary enteropathogenic bacteria in dogs and cats, with an emphasis on …

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 …

Highly virulent strains of Clostridium difficile have emerged since 2003, causing large
outbreaks of severe, often fatal, colitis in North America and Europe. In 2008–10, virulent …

Clostridium difficile was isolated from 12 (20%) of 60 retail ground meat samples purchased
over a 10-month period in 2005 in Canada. Eleven isolates were toxigenic, and 8 (67%) …

Despite improvements in hospital infection prevention and control, healthcare associated
infections (HAIs) remain a challenge with significant patient morbidity, mortality, and cost for …

Clostridium difficile infection is increasingly recognized as a cause of diarrhea in outpatients
and persons with no apparent health care facility contacts. In contrast to C. difficile infection …

We investigated Clostridium difficile in calves and the similarity between bovine and human
C. difficile PCR ribotypes by conducting a case-control study of calves from 102 dairy farms …

Clostridium difficile is a recognized pathogen in neonatal pigs and may contribute to enteritis
in calves. Toxinotype V strains have been rare causes of human C. difficile–associated …

Clostridium difficile has received much attention in recent years because of the increased
incidence and severity of nosocomial disease caused by this organism, but C. difficile …

Many hospitals and long-term care facilities in North America currently permit animals to visit
with their patients; however, the development of relevant infection control and prevention …