Topic
clostridium difficile
23 published works
Worms & Germs Blog
Probiotic safety
By Scott Weese
The November edition of Emerging Infectious Diseases contains a commentary about probiotic safety. The paper, entitled "Regulatory Oversight and Safety of Probiotic Use" (Venugopalan et al. 2010), focuses on a probiotic…
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Clostridium difficile and hospital visitation dogs
By Scott Weese
A couple questions that I received about C. difficile and hospital visitation dogs: Is there any concern about cross contamination from dogs/handlers that visit health facilities and get contaminated by C.…
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I have Clostridium difficile…Should my dog be tested?
By Scott Weese
I get this question surprisingly often. In one way, that's good because it shows increasing awareness of the potential for interspecies transmission of microorganisms. In some situations, when a person…
Food Poison Journal
Belgium, Wisconsin E. coli O157:H7, Cryptosporidium, and Clostridium difficile illnesses
By Bill Marler
The E. coli O157:H7 outbreak in Belgium, Wisconsin has sickened at least 6 kids (one who developed HUS) seems to have several well-defined epidemiological circumstances that may help the State of…
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Antibiotics, pets and Clostridium difficile
By Scott Weese
Clostridium difficile is a high-profile bacterium, being an important cause of illness and death in people. It can also be found in various animal species, including dogs and cats. In…
Food Poison Journal
UK Study: Rise in Clostridium Difficile Illnesses Attributable to . . . Evolution
By Bill Marler
Clostridium difficile, colloquially known as "C Diff," is an increasing public health risk, particularly in hospital settings, but also as a foodborne pathogen. Researchers from the United Kingdom, who compared…
Marler Blog
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) blog launched
By Bill Marler
Worms & Germs Blog
Clostridium difficile in the household environment
By Scott Weese
Another study we presented at the recent European Conference of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases was about Clostridium difficile in the household environment. In the study, we collected samples from…
Marler Blog
Clostridium difficile in Food – The Next Thing to Worry About May Already Be Here
Over the last several years we have seen multiple instances where Clostridium difficile and foodborne illness have been related. However, the Clostridium difficile infection has generally been associated with the…
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Can dogs and cats get Clostridium difficile?
By Scott Weese
I've had this question a few times recently. There isn't really a straightforward answer, and it depends what people mean when they say 'get'. I've broken the question into a…