isolation and characterization of clostridium difficile from pet dogs in assam, india. | one hundred and seventeen faecal samples from pet dogs (pup = 21 and adult = 96) brought for treatment to a veterinary clinic were examined for clostridium difficile. a total of 16 (13.67%) samples were positive. nine (56.25%) isolates were obtained from 17 adult dogs undergoing antibiotic treatment and this was significantly higher (p < 0.01) as compared to isolates from dogs without antibiotic treatment. ten isolates (62.5%) were toxigenic (all toxinotype 0) and six were non-toxigenic. none of ... | 2015 | 26393292 |