Table 1 Characteristics of the dog population included in the study
From: Preliminary studies on isolates of Clostridium difficile from dogs and exotic pets
Variable | Number samples (%) | Number positive samples (%) to CD | p a | Number toxigenic CD strains (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 1 | |||
Female | 47 (52.2) | 3 (6.4) | 2 (4.2) | |
Male | 43 (47.8) | 3 (7) | 2 (4.6) | |
Agec | 0.42 | |||
0–4 m | 25 (27.8) | 2 (8) | 2 (8) | |
5–12 m | 21 (23.3) | 0 | 0 | |
13–72 m | 21 (23.3) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (9.5) | |
≥ 73 m | 9 (10) | 0 | 0 | |
Spanish geographical region | 0.77 | |||
North | 36 (40) | 2 (5.6) | 2 (5.6) | |
Northeast | 42 (46.7) | 3 (7.1) | 2 (4.8) | |
Centre | 7 (7.8) | 1 (14.3) | 0 | |
Southeast | 5 (5.5) | 0 | 0 | |
Season | 0.71 | |||
Winter | 31 (34.4) | 1 (3.2) | 1 (3.2) | |
Spring | 9 (10) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (11.1) | |
Summer | 3 (3.3) | 0 | 0 | |
Fall | 47 (52.2) | 4 (8.5) | 2 (4.3) | |
Breedd | 0.63 | |||
Large | 40 (44.4) | 2 (5) | 1 (2.5) | |
Medium | 29 (32.2) | 2 (6.9) | 2 (6.9) | |
Small | 13 (14.4) | 0 | 0 | |
Dysbiosis | 0.66 | |||
No | 28 (31.1) | 1 (3.6) | 0 | |
Yes | 62 (68.9) | 5 (8.1) | 4 (6.5) | |