Campylobacter spp. and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in poultry: An epidemiological survey study in Turkey
Date
2009-04
Authors
Çokal, Yavuz
Caner, Vildan
Karagenç, Nedim
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Publisher
Wiley
Abstract
The current study aimed at determining the prevalence and the antimicrobial resistance profiles of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. infecting broiler chickens. A total of 240 caecal samples from six slaughterhouses were examined for the presence of Campylobacter spp. C. jejuni was detected in 40.4% (97/240) of the samples and C. coli in 12.1% (29/240). The agar disc diffusion method and the E-test were used for testing the antimicrobial susceptibility of C. jejuni and C. coli isolates. C. jejuni isolates were most resistant to nalidixic acid (79.4%) followed by tetracycline (76.3%), ciprofloxacin (74.2%) and enrofloxacin (15.5%). Among the C. coli isolates, the frequency of resistance to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin was the same at 65.5%. The predominant profiles of multidrug resistance to three or more antimicrobials in C. jejuni and C. coli were determined as tetracycline/nalidixic acid/ciprofloxacin resistance (48.5%) and tetracycline/nalidixic acid/ciprofloxacin/enrofloxacin resistance (51.7%), respectively. To prevent the transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria of animal origin to humans, it should be noted that high proportions of multidrug resistance were found in both species.
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Antimicrobial resistance, Broiler chickens, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Prevalence, Thermophilic campylobacter, Antibiotic-resistance, Broiler-chickens, Jejuni strains, Coli, Susceptibility, Identification, Prevalence, Quinolone, Animals, Public, environmental & occupational health, Infectious diseases, Veterinary sciences, Animalia, Campylobacter, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Gallus gallus
Citation
Çokal, Y. vd. (2009). "Campylobacter spp. and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in poultry: An epidemiological survey study in Turkey". Zoonoses and Public Health, 56(3), 105-110.