The goal of this study was to determine the fecal prevalence of Clostridium difficile in dogs
who were patients at a veterinary medical teaching hospital. Stool specimens collected from …

Fecal samples collected from 245 cats over a 6-month period were analyzed for the
presence of Clostridium difficile. After culture on selective media, isolates were identified by …

Cats and dogs being treated at two veterinary clinics were investigated for gastrointestinal
carriage of Clostridium difficile using selective solid and en-richment media. Thirty-two …

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 …

An apparent outbreak of enteric disease occurred in dogs and cats at a veterinary teaching
hospital. Clostridium difficile Toxin A or B or both were identified in 1 or more fecal samples …

Two adult cats from the same household developed acute diarrhea. Clostridium difficile
toxins were detected in the feces of both cats, whereas other recognized causes of diarrhea …

Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of hospital-and antimicrobial-associated
diarrhea in hospitalized humans however the role of C. difficile in diarrhea in dogs has not …

Objective—To determine molecular characteristics of Clostridium difficile isolates from foals
with diarrhea and identify clinical abnormalities in affected foals. Design—Retrospective …

A total of 70 puppies and their dams, distributed in 14 litters, were submitted to weekly fecal
examinations for C. difficile during the first 10 weeks after birth. During the study, 94.3% of …

OBJECTIVES To longitudinally assess the shedding of antimicrobial resistant Clostridium
difficile strains by clinically healthy dogs raised at breeding facilities. METHODS 18 puppies …