Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile is ubiquitous in the environment and is also considered
as a bacterium of great importance in diarrhea-associated disease for humans and different …

The increased incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and the emergence of
highly virulent types highlight the need of microbiological characterization to gain insight …

Animals such as domestic dogs and zoo animals reside in close proximity to humans and
could contribute to the dissemination of Clostridioides difficile spores which are common in …

Background Understanding the epidemiology of Clostridium difficile is important for the
development and assessment of infection prevention and control practices, as well as …

Background Clostridioides difficile is an enteric pathogen historically known to cause
hospital associated (HA)-infections in humans. A major risk factor for CDI in humans is …

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 …

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 …

Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile is a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium that is an
important cause of disease in people, a variably important cause of disease in some animal …

Reported prevalence rates of Clostridium difficile infection in animals differ considerably
depending on the nature of the study and the population surveyed. The methods used to …

Despite extensive research on the epidemiology of pathogenic clostridia in dogs and cats,
most published studies focus on a selected animal population and/or a single veterinary …