Incidence and characterization of Clostridium difficile in a secondary care hospital in Spain.

Introduction: Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a major nosocomial infectious agent in hospitals. Previous studies have addressed the high proportion of infection episodes that are overlooked in health care facilities.

Preliminary studies on isolates of Clostridium difficile from dogs and exotic pets.

Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is recognised as an emerging disease in both humans and some animal species. During the past few years, insights into human CDI epidemiology changed and C. difficile is also considered as an emerging community-acquired pathogen.