- Pathogen:
- Clostridium difficile
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Toxin presence in intestinal contents demonstrated by ELISA.
- Pathogen Information:
- Anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacilli.
- Epidemiology:
- Found in soil, and the alimentary tract of animals. Enteropathogenic clostridia. Produces three toxins, with two of these toxins playing a role in disease production.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Diarrhea in dogs, foals, and piglets.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.