Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) have a high morbidity and mortality rate and have
always been considered a nosocomial disease. Nonetheless, the number of cases of …

Clostridioides difficile is a strictly anaerobic, spore-forming Gram-positive bacterium
associated with diarrhea, known as C. difficile infection (CDI). In domestic animals, C …

Clostridioides difficile is the major etiologic agent of nosocomial bacterial diarrhoea and
pseudomembranous colitis. The pathogenesis of C. difficile infection (CDI) involves two …

Introduction The changing epidemiology of Clostridioides difficile reflects a well-established
and intricate community transmission network. With rising numbers of reported community …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the fecal shedding of C. difficile in calves on farms in
Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Materials and methods Fecal samples (n= 300) were collected from …

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 …

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 …

Despite of the substantial role of Clostridium difficile in causing diarrhea and colitis in foals,
there have been no confirmed diagnoses of disease caused by this bacteria in Brazil. In this …

Clostridioides difficile has been identified as one of the primary etiologic agents of
nosocomial diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis in humans and other mammals …

While previous research on zoonotic transmission of community‐acquired Clostridioides
difficile infection (CA‐CDI) focused on food‐producing animals, the present study aimed to …