Despite empirical clinical association of infection with Clostridium difficile with colitis in
horses, a causal link has not been confirmed. The objective of this study was to develop a …

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

Clostridium difficile toxins were associated with calf diarrhea in a recent retrospective study;
however, no causal relationship has been prospectively investigated. This infection study …

Human Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) is of unquestioned importance in
humans, and has been a not-uncommon cause of enteric disease in horses, dogs, and …

Microbiological examination of diarrheic feces is frequently an unproductive exercise for
diagnostic laboratories. The low yield of positive results can be caused by poor specimen …

Reasons for performing study: Clostridium difficile has been associated with acute colitis in
mature horses. Objectives: To survey C. difficile colonisation of the alimentary tract with age …

Acute colitis in horses is a severe syndrome with high mortality despite intensive treatment.
The etiology often remains unclear, and a variety of bacterial species have been suggested …

Objective—To compare clinical, microbiologic, and clinicopathologic findings among horses
infected with Clostridium difficile that had toxin A in their feces, horses with evidence of C …

Clostridium difficile was investigated as a possible cause of enteritis in calves. The organism
and its toxins (TcdA and TcdB), respectively, were found in 25.3% and 22.9% of stool …

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 …