First confirmed case of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in foals in Brazil Primeiro relato de diarreia associada à Clostridium difficile em potros no Brasil

First confirmed case of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in foals in Brazil Primeiro relato de diarreia associada à Clostridium difficile em potros no Brasil

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 paper, we describe confirmed cases of colitis caused by C. difficile in two foals in Brazil. Two five-month-...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Otávio Silveira Silva, Felipe Moraghi Moreira, Jackeline Viana Rezende, Prhiscylla Sadanã Pires, Renata de Pino Albuquerque Maranhão, Maristela Silveira Palhares, Francisco Carlos Faria Lobato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2012-03-01
Series:Ciência Rural
Subjects:
colite
equinos
diarreia nosocomial
colitis
equine
nosocomial diarrhea
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