Lethal acute diarrhea associated with Clostridioides difficile toxin A and B in a buffy-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix aurita)

J Med Primatol. 2022 Dec;51(6):400-403. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12609. Epub 2022 Aug 21.

Abstract

This is a case of lethal acute diarrhea associated with a mild neutrophilic enteritis in a buffy-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix aurita) with detection of A/B toxins and isolation of a toxigenic clade 3 Clostridioides difficile strain (A+ B+ CDT+ , ST5), which should be considered as a potential cause of enteritis in this species.

Keywords: ELISA; enteritis; neotropical primates; toxin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Callithrix
  • Clostridioides difficile*
  • Clostridium Infections* / veterinary
  • Diarrhea / etiology
  • Diarrhea / veterinary
  • Enteritis*

Supplementary concepts

  • Callithrix aurita