Is the prevalence of Clostridium difficile in animals underestimated?

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 694-698

  Blanco, José L ^a   Álvarez Pérez, Sergio ^b   García, Marta E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteriological culture; Clostridium difficile; Enrichment; Prevalence; Recovery rate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ETHANOL SHOCK; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PLATING MEDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

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

BACTERIOLOGICAL CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ENRICHMENT; PREVALENCE; RECOVERY RATE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FECES; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84884987892     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.03.053     Document Type: Article

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