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Isolation of Clostridium difficile from dogs with digestive disorders, including stable metronidazole-resistant strains.
Anaerobe - 1 Feb 2017
Orden Cristina, Blanco Jose L, Álvarez-Pérez Sergio, Garcia-Sancho Mercedes, Rodriguez-Franco Fernando, Sainz Angel, Villaescusa Alejandra, Harmanus Celine, Kuijper Ed, Garcia Marta E
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of Clostridium difficile in 107 dogs with diverse digestive disorders attended in a Spanish veterinary teaching hospital was assessed. The microorganism was isolated from 13 dogs (12.1%) of different disease groups. Isolates belonged to PCR ribotypes 078, 106, 154 and 430 (all of them toxigenic) and 110 (non-toxigenic), and were resistant to several antimicrobial drugs. Notably, seven isolates...
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