Clostridium difficile infection in horses: A review

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 42-49

  Diab, S S ^a   Songer, G ^b   Uzal, F A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Horse; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULFONAMIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOLITIS; HORSE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; EQUIDAE; SALMONELLA SP.;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; HORSE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES;

EID: 84889082525     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.03.032     Document Type: Article

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