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16585649

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
Pt 5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-4
pubmed:abstractText
Duodenitis-proximal jejunitis (DPJ) is an idiopathic condition in the horse characterized by inflammation and oedema of the duodenum and proximal jejunum. Clinical signs include colic, ileus, depression, fluid accumulation in the small intestine and stomach, and endotoxaemia. The objective of this study was to investigate prospectively the role of Clostridium difficile in this idiopathic disease. Nasogastric reflux from 10 consecutive cases with DPJ and 16 consecutive horses with other causes of nasogastric reflux was cultured for C. difficile, other Clostridium spp., and Salmonella. Toxigenic strains of C. difficile were isolated from 10/10 (100%) of horses with DPJ and 1/16 controls (P<0.0001). No other known pathogenic clostridia were isolated from either group. Results of this study suggest that C. difficile might be an important cause of this syndrome.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0022-2615
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
605-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Potential role of Clostridium difficile as a cause of duodenitis-proximal jejunitis in horses.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada N1G 2WI. larroyo@uoguelph.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article