| Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter spp. isolated from retail chicken in two health units in Ontario. | |
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PMID: 20615345 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Campylobacter is an important enteric pathogen of humans and can cause diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain. Campylobacter infections have frequently been associated with the handling and consumption of raw and undercooked poultry. Antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter strains is of concern in the treatment of campylobacteriosis in vulnerable populations. A 2-year multidisciplinary study was conducted in the Perth and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph public health units in Ontario, Canada, to investigate the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. in retail chicken. Retail chicken samples were collected from randomly selected stores in these health units. Resulting Campylobacter isolates were tested for susceptibility to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (AMC), ampicillin (AMP), chloramphenicol (CHL), ciprofloxacin (CIP), clindamycin (CLI), erythromycin (ERY), gentamicin (GEN), nalidixic acid (NAL), tetracycline (TCY), and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (SXT) using the E test. The prevalence of Campylobacter in 1,256 retail chicken samples was 59.6%. Of these positive samples, 9% contained Campylobacter coli, 1% contained Campylobacter lari, and 90% contained Campylobacter jejuni. Of the chicken isolates that were resistant to one or more antimicrobial agents, 301 isolates (40%) were resistant to one agent, 374 (50%) were resistant to two, 39 (5%) were resistant to three, 20 (3%) were resistant to four, and 6 (1%) were resistant to five. Nine isolates (1%) were susceptible to all antimicrobial agents tested. All isolates were susceptible to AMC, CHL, and GEN. Less than 10% of isolates were resistant to NAL, CIP, CLI, ERY, and AMP. Resistance to TCY was common (56%). No isolates had a resistance pattern that included all three antimicrobials important in the treatment of human campylobacteriosis (CIP, ERY, and TCY); however, 24 isolates (3.2%) were resistant to at least two of these antimicrobials. |
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Authors:
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Anne Deckert; Alfonso Valdivieso-Garcia; Richard Reid-Smith; Susan Tamblyn; Patrick Seliske; Rebecca Irwin; Cate Dewey; Patrick Boerlin; Scott A McEwen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of food protection Volume: 73 ISSN: 0362-028X ISO Abbreviation: J. Food Prot. Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-09 Completed Date: 2010-09-14 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7703944 Medline TA: J Food Prot Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1317-24 Citation Subset: IM |
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Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. anne_deckert@phac-aspc.gc.ca |
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Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology* Campylobacter / drug effects*, isolation & purification Campylobacter coli / drug effects, isolation & purification Campylobacter jejuni / drug effects, isolation & purification Chickens / microbiology* Colony Count, Microbial Drug Resistance, Bacterial* Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Food Contamination / analysis* Hospital Units* Humans Immunocompromised Host Microbial Sensitivity Tests Ontario / epidemiology Poultry Products / microbiology Prevalence Risk Factors |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents |
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