Clostridium difficile in Dutch animals: Their presence, characteristics and similarities with human isolates

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 778-784

  Koene, M G J ^a   Mevius, D ^a,b   Wagenaar, J A ^a,b   Harmanus, C ^c   Hensgens, M P M ^c   Meetsma, A M ^a   Putirulan, F F ^a   van Bergen, M A P ^a   Kuijper, E J ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animals; Clostridium difficile; Epidemiology; MLVA; PCR ribotyping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATTLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DOG; FECES; HORSE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; EQUIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 84864066855     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03651.x     Document Type: Article

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