Lethal acute diarrhea associated with Clostridioides difficile toxin A and B in a buffy-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix aurita).
Thaynara Parente de CarvalhoDaniel Oliveira Dos SantosAyisa Rodrigues de OliveiraIzabela Magalhães Arthuso VasconcelosHerlandes Penha TinocoCarlyle Mendes CoelhoGabriela Muniz CarvalhoRafael Gariglio Clark XavierRodrigo Otavio Silveira SilvaTatiane Alves da PaixãoRenato de Lima SantosPublished in: Journal of medical primatology (2022)
This is a case of lethal acute diarrhea associated with a mild neutrophilic enteritis in a buffy-tufted-ear marmoset (Callithrix aurita) with detection of A/B toxins and isolation of a toxigenic clade 3 Clostridioides difficile strain (A + B + CDT + , ST5), which should be considered as a potential cause of enteritis in this species.