An outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in piglets in Brazil

In spite of the substantial role of Clostridium difficile in causing diarrhea in piglets, there have been few reports of the disease caused by this bacterium in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In this paper, we describe an outbreak of C. difficile-associated diarrhea in a pig farm in Brazil. The diarrhe...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Carlos Augusto Oliveira Junior, Adrienny Trindade Reis Costa, Amanda Nádia Diniz, Monique Silva Neves, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2014-02-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/14442