title: Antimicrobial resistance profiles of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from wild birds in Sweden.
abstract: In order to determine the occurrence and frequency of resistant strains of the bacterium Campylobacter jejuni and to establish baseline MICs in isolates from an environmental reservoir, the resistance profiles of 10 antimicrobial substances were determined for 137 C. jejuni isolates from wild birds in Sweden. Observed MICs were generally low, with only low to moderate incidence of resistance to the tested compounds. One isolate, however, was resistant to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin, indicating that quinolone-resistant genotypes of C. jejuni have the potential to spread to wild bird hosts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Ecology, Lund University, SE 223 62 Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waldenström
authors.forename: Dik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mevius
authors.forename: Kees
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Veldman
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Broman
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasselquist
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests