Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).
Anaerobe
; 20: 82-4, 2013 Apr.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23467074
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to report a case of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The animal, a 24-month-old male, was referred to the Centro de Reabilitação de Animais Silvestres (CRAS) with a history of having been run over and tibia and fibula fractures. After a surgery to repair the fractures, the ocelot underwent antibiotic therapy with two doses of sodium cefovecin, during which he presented with diarrhea. A stool sample was positive for A/B toxins by a cytotoxicity assay, and a toxigenic strain of C. difficile was isolated. No other enteropathogens were detected. The association between the history, clinical signs and laboratory exams confirmed the diagnosis of C. difficile-associated diarrhea. The present report confirms C. difficile as a potential pathogen for wild felids and suggests that the C. difficile-associated diarrhea should be considered in diarrhea cases, especially when the clinical signs began after antimicrobial use.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
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Clostridioides difficile
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Felidae
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Diarrhea
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Anaerobe
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil