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Genomic Analysis of Fluoroquinolone- and Tetracycline-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni Sequence Type 6964 in Humans and Poultry, New Zealand, 2014-2016.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2019
French Nigel P, Zhang Ji, Carter Glen P, Midwinter Anne C, Biggs Patrick J, Dyet Kristin, Gilpin Brent J, Ingle Danielle J, Mulqueen Kerry, Rogers Lynn E, Wilkinson David A, Greening Sabrina S, Muellner Petra, Fayaz Ahmed, Williamson Deborah A
Abstract excerpt
In 2014, antimicrobial drug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni sequence type 6964 emerged contemporaneously in poultry from 3 supply companies in the North Island of New Zealand and as a major cause of campylobacteriosis in humans in New Zealand. This lineage, not previously identified in New Zealand, was resistant to tetracycline and fluoroquinolones. Genomic analysis revealed divergence into 2 major clades; both...
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