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Hemorrhagic necrotizing enterocolitis associated with Clostridium difficile infection in four foals.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3262102     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Severe hemorrhagic necrotizing enterocolitis was determined to be the cause of death for 4 foals. Toxigenic Clostridium difficile was isolated form the intestine of each foal, and large, gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria lined the surface of necrotic villi. This finding of toxigenic C difficile associated with enteritis in foals adds another possible cause to the list of infectious agents that should be considered when evaluating foals with enteritis. Definitive diagnosis requires a thorough diagnostic evaluation, including procedures that will identify the organism and demonstrate its toxigenicity.
Authors:
R L Jones; W S Adney; A F Alexander; R K Shideler; J L Traub-Dargatz
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association     Volume:  193     ISSN:  0003-1488     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc.     Publication Date:  1988 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-10-24     Completed Date:  1988-10-24     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503067     Medline TA:  J Am Vet Med Assoc     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  76-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Diagnostic Laboratories, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Clostridium / isolation & purification
Clostridium Infections / microbiology,  pathology,  veterinary*
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / microbiology,  pathology,  veterinary*
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / microbiology,  pathology,  veterinary
Horse Diseases / microbiology*,  pathology
Horses
Jejunum / microbiology
Male

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