Varied prevalence of Clostridium difficile in an integrated swine operation. Academic Article

abstract

• The objectives of this study were to compare the prevalence of Clostridium difficile (Cd) among different age and production groups of swine in a vertically integrated swine operation in Texas in 2006 and to compare our isolates to other animal and human isolates. Results are based on 131 Cd isolates from 1008 swine fecal samples and pork trim samples (overall prevalence of 13%). The prevalence (number positive/number tested in production type) of Cd was different between the groups (P

authors

• Norman, Keri
• Scott, Harvey

published proceedings

• Anaerobe

altmetric score

• 15.08

author list (cited authors)

• Norman, K. N., Harvey, R. B., Scott, H. M., Hume, M. E., Andrews, K., & Brawley, A. D.

citation count

• 76

complete list of authors

• Norman, KN||Harvey, RB||Scott, HM||Hume, ME||Andrews, K||Brawley, AD

publication date

• January 2009

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Anaerobe  Journal

keywords

• Agriculture
• Animals
• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Bacterial Toxins
• Clostridioides Difficile
• Drug Resistance, Bacterial
• Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
• Feces
• Humans
• Meat
• Microbial Sensitivity Tests
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Prevalence
• Seasons
• Swine
• Swine Diseases
• Texas

PubMed Central ID

• 19778624

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.09.006

start page

• 256

end page

• 260

volume

• 15

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2009.09.006