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| Silva,Rodrigo Otávio Silveira; Moreira,Felipe Moraghi; Rezende,Jackeline Viana; Pires,Prhiscylla Sadanã; Maranhão,Renata de Pino Albuquerque; Palhares,Maristela Silveira; Lobato,Francisco Carlos Faria. |
| 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-old foals with a five-day history of diarrhea after antibiotic treatment for a respiratory disease were treated at the Veterinary Hospital of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. C. difficile A/B toxins were detected, and toxigenic strains of C. difficile were isolated from the foals' feces. The treatment was based on fluid therapy and antibiotics (metronidazole and ceftiofur), and the animals experienced a gradual recovery. The association between the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Colitis; Equine; Nosocomial diarrhea. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782012000300018 |
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