Fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter absent from isolates, Australia.
Fluoroquinolone resistance was detected in 12 of 370 Australian human Campylobacter isolates; 10 of these were travel-associated, and for 2 isolates travel status was unknown. No resistance was found in isolates known to be locally acquired. In Australia, fluoroquinolones have not been licensed for use in food production animals, a policy that may have relevance for countries with fluoroquinolone-resistant Campylobacter.
Unicomb
Leanne
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OzFoodNet, Newcastle, Australia. lunic@doh.health.nsw.gov.au
Ferguson
John
J
Riley
Thomas V
TV
Collignon
Peter
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D001315:Australia; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D014195:Travel
D024841:Fluoroquinolones