ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC DIARRHEAPERFRINGENS TYPE-APOLYMERASE-CHAIN-REACTIONESCHERICHIA-COLI STRAINSCLOSTRIDIUM-PERFRINGENSBloody diarrhea is a common condition in dogs, but studies evaluating the enteropathogens involved specifically in adult dogs are scarce. In the present study, stool samples from 45 adult dogs...
Diarrhea is best defined as three or more bowel movements in 24 hours in which the stool is loose and takes the shape of the container. Watery diarrhea is more likely to be due to infections affecting the small bowel, such as ETEC or viruses. Bloody diarrhea with abdominal discomfort ...
However, 1 day after the last dose the bloody diarrhea recurred but regarded to six more days amoxicillin treatment. This suggests a bacterial cause for the diarrhea. The approach to identification to microaerobic spiral-shaped bacteria in diarrheic dogs can be applied further to characterize their...