Department of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2014 Jan;20(1):O2-6. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12296. Epub 2013 Aug 8.
Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 046 was found in 67% of neonatal piglets (45/67) sampled from three separate pig-breeding farms in Sweden. Sows from the same farms were tested and 50% were colonized in faeces and 30% were colonized on skin. An environmental source was suggested because identical PCR ribotypes were isolated from faeces as well as externally. Human C. difficile infection outbreaks in southern Sweden by the identical PCR ribotype 046 indicate its zoonotic potential.
艰难梭菌 PCR 核糖型 046 在瑞典三个独立的养猪场的 67%（45/67）新生仔猪中被发现。来自同一农场的母猪进行了检测，50%的母猪在粪便中定植，30%的母猪在皮肤上定植。由于从粪便和外部环境中分离出相同的 PCR 核糖型，因此提示存在环境源。同一 PCR 核糖型 046 的艰难梭菌在瑞典南部的人类感染爆发表明其具有人畜共患的潜力。
