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Antimicrobial resistance profiles and mechanisms of resistance in Campylobacter jejuni isolates from pets.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Jan 2000
Acke Els, McGill Kevina, Quinn Teresa, Jones Boyd R, Fanning Seamus, Whyte Paul
Abstract excerpt
The presence of antimicrobial resistance in 51 Campylobacter jejuni isolates obtained from cats and dogs was determined by E-testing. Resistance to nalidixic acid (37.3% of isolates), ciprofloxacin (19.6%), tetracycline (13.7%), ampicillin (13.7%), erythromycin (11.8%), and chloramphenicol (5.9%) was detected. Resistance to two antimicrobials or more was present in 31.4% of isolates, and one isolate was resistant...
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