Prevalence of Clostridium difficile in diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic piglets

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 302-305

  Alvarez Perez, Sergio ^a   Blanco, Jose L ^a   Bouza, Emilio ^b   Alba, Patricia ^a   Gibert, Xavier ^c   Maldonado, Jaime ^c   Garcia, Marta E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c LABORATORIOS HIPRA S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Diarrhoea; Pig; Prevalence; Toxin

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DIARRHEA; ENTEROTOXINS; PREVALENCE; SPAIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 67349121666     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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