Colitis caused by Clostridioides difficile infection in a domestic dog: A case report

Anaerobe. 2022 Feb:73:102511. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102511. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

Abstract

Clostridioides difficile has been identified as one of the primary etiologic agents of nosocomial diarrhea and pseudomembranous colitis in humans and other mammals associated following broad-spectrum antibiotics use. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil we describe a case of C. difficile infection (CDI) in a 13-year-old male dog.

Keywords: Brazil; CDI; Clostridioides difficile; Dogs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Clostridium Infections* / diagnosis
  • Clostridium Infections* / drug therapy
  • Clostridium Infections* / veterinary
  • Colitis* / diagnosis
  • Colitis* / drug therapy
  • Colitis* / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases* / drug therapy
  • Dog Diseases* / microbiology
  • Dogs
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous*
  • Male