Article ; Online: Clostridium difficile in faeces from healthy dogs and dogs with diarrhea.
2013 Volume 55, Page(s) 23
Abstract: Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the faecal occurrence and characterization of Clostridium difficile in clinically healthy dogs (N = 50) and in dogs with diarrhea (N = 20) in the Stockholm-Uppsala region of Sweden.: Findings: ... ...
| Abstract | Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the faecal occurrence and characterization of Clostridium difficile in clinically healthy dogs (N = 50) and in dogs with diarrhea (N = 20) in the Stockholm-Uppsala region of Sweden. Findings: Clostridium difficile was isolated from 2/50 healthy dogs and from 2/20 diarrheic dogs. Isolates from healthy dogs were negative for toxin A and B and for the tcdA and tcdB genes. Both isolates from diarrheic dogs were positive for toxin B and for the tcdA and tcdB genes. The C. difficile isolates from healthy dogs had PCR ribotype 009 (SE-type 6) and 010 (SE-type 3) whereas both isolates from dogs with diarrhoea had the toxigenic ribotype 014 (SE-type 21). One of the isolates from healthy dogs was initially resistant to metronidazole. Conclusions: This study revealed presence of toxigenic C. difficile in faecal samples of diarrheic dogs and low number of non- toxigenic isolates in healthy dogs from Uppsala-Stockholm region in Sweden. However, more comprehensive studies are warranted to investigate the role of C. difficile in gastrointestinal disease in dogs. |
|---|---|
| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Clostridioides difficile/drug effects ; Clostridioides difficile/genetics ; Clostridioides difficile/isolation & purification ; Clostridium Infections/epidemiology ; Clostridium Infections/microbiology ; Clostridium Infections/veterinary ; Diarrhea/epidemiology ; Diarrhea/microbiology ; Diarrhea/veterinary ; Dog Diseases/epidemiology ; Dog Diseases/microbiology ; Dogs ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Feces/microbiology ; Ribotyping ; Sweden/epidemiology |
| Chemical Substances | Anti-Bacterial Agents |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2013-03-12 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 40137-7 |
| ISSN | 1751-0147 ; 0044-605X |
| ISSN (online) | 1751-0147 |
| ISSN | 0044-605X |
| DOI | 10.1186/1751-0147-55-23 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
More links
Kategorien
In stock of ZB MED Cologne/Königswinter
| Zs.B 484: Show issues | Location: Je nach Verfügbarkeit (siehe Angabe bei Bestand) bis Jg. 2021: Bestellungen von Artikeln über das Online-Bestellformular ab Jg. 2022: Lesesaal (EG) |
Order via subito
This service is chargeable due to the Delivery terms set by subito. Orders including an article and supplementary material will be classified as separate orders. In these cases, fees will be demanded for each order.