Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

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...

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Published in:Anaerobe 2013-04, Vol.20, p.82-84
Main Authors: Silva, Rodrigo Otávio Silveira, D'elia, Mirella Lauria, de Magalhães Soares, Danielle Ferreira, Cavalcanti, Álvaro Roberto, Leal, Rodrigo Costa, Cavalcanti, Guilherme, Pereira, Pedro Lúcio Lithg, Lobato, Francisco Carlos Faria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild - microbiology
Brazil
case studies
cefovecin
Clostridium
Clostridium difficile - classification
Clostridium difficile - genetics
Clostridium difficile - isolation & purification
cytotoxicity
diarrhea
Diarrhea - diagnosis
Diarrhea - microbiology
Diarrhea - veterinary
Enterocolitis
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - diagnosis
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - microbiology
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - veterinary
enteropathogens
feces
Feces - microbiology
Felidae - microbiology
fibula
Leopardus pardalis
Male
males
Nosocomial
sodium
surgery
tibia
toxigenic strains
toxins
Wild species
Zoonosis
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1075-9964
1095-8274
DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2013.02.007