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1 June 2000 DIARRHEA ASSOCIATED WITH ENTEROTOXIGENIC CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS IN A RED-FOOTED TORTOISE (GEOCHELONE CARBONARIA)
J. Scott Weese, Henri R. Staempfli
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Abstract

Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens was associated with diarrhea in a 4-yr-old female captive-bred red-footed tortoise (Geochelone carbonaria). Diagnosis was based on bacterial culture, detection of C. perfringens enterotoxin in feces, and exclusion of commonly recognized pathogens. After treatment with metronidazole, normal feces were passed and C. perfringens enterotoxin was no longer detected in the feces. Although the role of C. perfringens cannot be determined definitively from this case, this pathogen should be considered in cases of diarrhea in tortoises and, perhaps, other reptiles.

J. Scott Weese and Henri R. Staempfli "DIARRHEA ASSOCIATED WITH ENTEROTOXIGENIC CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS IN A RED-FOOTED TORTOISE (GEOCHELONE CARBONARIA)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 31(2), 265-266, (1 June 2000). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0265:DAWECP]2.0.CO;2
Received: 24 August 1999; Published: 1 June 2000
KEYWORDS
Clostridium perfringens
diarrhea
Geochelone carbonaria
red-footed tortoise
reptile
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