High prevalence of the epidemic Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 078 in Iberian free-range pigs

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 358-361

  Álvarez Pérez, Sergio ^a,b   Blanco, José L ^c   Peláez, Teresa ^a,b,c   Astorga, Rafael J ^d   Harmanus, Celine ^e   Kuijper, Ed ^e   García, Marta E ^c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^e LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Clostridium difficile; Iberian free range pigs; PCR ribotype 078; Toxins

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPTOMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERTAPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; TIGECYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; SUIDAE;

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; IBERIAN FREE-RANGE PIGS; PCR RIBOTYPE 078; TOXINS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EPIDEMICS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREVALENCE; RIBOTYPING; SPAIN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84881554981     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2013.06.021     Document Type: Article

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