Metronidazole resistance in Campylobacter jejuni from poultry meat.
The occurrence of metronidazole resistance was investigated among Campylobacter jejuni in raw poultry meat collected from supermarkets. MICs were determined by the agar dilution procedure in the testing range of 3 to 60 microg/ml metronidazole. The MICs showed a bimodal distribution with a significant proportion of metronidazole-resistant isolates among C. jejuni from raw broiler and turkey meat. Metronidazole resistance occurred most frequently among turkey meat isolates (P < 0.005). This is the first report of foodborne bacteria carrying metronidazole resistance.
Andersen
Sigrid Rita
SR
Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research, Department of Microbiological Food Safety, Søborg, Denmark. sa@laborantskolen.dk
Shukri
Naseer M
NM
Boel
Jeppe
J
Saadbye
Peter
P
D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011200:Poultry; D015995:Prevalence
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole