title: Suspected Clostridium difficile-associated hemorrhagic diarrhea in a 1-week-old elk calf.
abstract: Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea was suspected in a 1-week-old elk (Cervus elaphus) calf. The isolation of a toxigenic strain of C. difficile from a diarrheic fecal sample, along with exclusion of other enteropathogens, formed the basis of this presumptive diagnosis. Further study is indicated to evaluate the role of C. difficile in neonatal diarrhea in elk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1. larroyo@uoguelph.ca
authors.forename: Luis G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Arroyo
authors.forename: Joyce D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Rousseau
authors.forename: Henry R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Staempfli
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Weese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016360:Clostridioides difficile / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003670:Deer; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents