title: The epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter.
abstract: Antibiotic resistance, particularly with the fluoroquinolones and macrolide antibiotics, has now emerged globally with thermophilic campylobacters, including Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli, giving rise to concerns about how these organisms have acquired such resistance characteristics, as well as consequences for human and animal treatment. This review examines (i) the clinical epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in human and animal thermophilic campylobacters, (ii) an update on resistance rates globally, (iii) surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in campylobacters originating from animals, particularly poultry, (iv) the role of the environment in the acquisition and transmission of antibiotic-resistant campylobacters, as well as (v) issues of biocide resistance in campylobacters.
authors.affiliation: Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. jemoore@niphl.dnet.co.uk
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Mary D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Barton
authors.forename: Iain S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: James S G
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dooley
authors.forename: Séamus
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanning
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kempf
authors.forename: Albert J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lastovica
authors.forename: Colm J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lowery
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: B Cherie
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Millar
authors.forename: Juluri R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rooney
authors.forename: Bruce S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Seal
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Snelling
authors.forename: Ola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tolba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents