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Updated view on Clostridium difficile pathogenesis

Member of project consortioum was invited speaker at the series of seminars organized by Scottish Infection Research Network. Topic included the role of animals and food in disease transmittion.

B.05 Guest lecturer at an institute/university

COBISS.SI-ID: 512100664

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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of animal isolates of Clostridium difficile by broth microdilution

Antimicrobial susceptibility to 30 antimicrobial agents of 31 C. difficile isolates from pigs, calves, dogs and a horse was examined. The method was broth microdilution on commercially available plates for monitoring resistance of anaerobic and Gram-positive bacteria. All tested isolates were inhibited by concentrations that did not exceed 0.5 µg/ml for vancomycin and 1 µg/ml for metronidazole. E-test was performed for further determination of MICs. The results of two methods were agreeable for all but one strain. The broth microdilution method in this study showed as reproducible and reliable

B.03 Paper at an international scientific conference

COBISS.SI-ID: 3237242

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Clostridium difficile in animals and food: a new emerging threat?

This was invited lecture at meeting dedicated to C. difficile organized by French Microbiological Society. It has covered current spread of C. difficile within animal reservoir and possible transmission routes between humans and animals and their importance for community associated C. difficile infections.

B.04 Guest lecture

COBISS.SI-ID: 512109368

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Abstract book / 4th ICDS - International Clostridium Difficile Symposium, September, 20th to 22nd 2012, Bled, Slovenia

President of the organizing committee of 4th International Clostridium difficile Symposium, September 2012, Bled, Slovenia

B.01 Organiser of a scientific meeting

COBISS.SI-ID: 263192832

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Clostridium difficile in goats and sheep in Slovenia

The results of this study indicate that young domestic small ruminants may also be the reservoir of C. difficile and are colonized with similiar ribotypes as other animals and humans. Ribotype 014/020 found in goat is the most prevalent in Slovenia and was also isolated from humans, poultry, calves, dog and the environment.