Occurrence and resistance to antibiotics of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in animals and meat in northeastern Italy.
A study was carried out in northeastern Italy during 2000 and 2001 to investigate the occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in animals, cattle, pigs, and broilers, and raw meat, beef, pork, and chicken. Campylobacter spp. were detected in 53.9% of the cattle, 63.5% of the pigs, and 82.9% of the broilers examined. Chicken meat was frequently contaminated (81.3%), while lower rates were found in pork meat (10.3%) and beef (1.3%). The resistance to antibiotics of the strains was also investigated, and compared to that of human clinical isolates. C. coli was generally more resistant than C. jejuni. Resistance to quinolones was frequently observed in C. coli isolated in chicken meat (78.6%); slightly lower rates were found in C. jejuni isolated in broilers (42.2%), chicken meat (52.8%), and humans (38.2%). C. coli was also frequently resistant to tetracycline in all sources, while resistance to streptomycin was most frequently observed in pig isolates (89.4%).
Pezzotti
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Via Romea 14/A, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy. gpezzoti@izsvenezie.it
Serafin
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Luzzi
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Mioni
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Milan
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Perin
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D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents