Clostridium difficile infection: main features and occurrence in domestic species in Brazil

Ciência Rural

Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva¹  Roberto Maurício De Carvalho Guedes¹  Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)Belo Horizonte MG ,Brasil

关键词: enteritis;    zoonosis;    clostridiosis;    nosocomial;    piglets;    foals;    dogs;    enterite;    zoonose;    clostridiose;    nosocomial;    leitões;    potros;    cães;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-84782012005000137

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Clostridium difficile is an emerging enteropathogen of humans and domestic animals. The bacterium was recently confirmed to be present in foals and dogs in Brazil, with some recent studies suggesting that C. difficile is one of the most important causes of piglet diarrhea in the country. Moreover, some reports also suggest the transmission of this microorganism between animals and humans, raising the possibility that C. difficile is a zoonotic disease. Therefore, the aim of the present review is to describe the main features of C. difficile infection in domestic animals and outline the occurrence of the disease in horses, dogs and pigs in Brazil.

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