title: Antimicrobial resistance of Arcobacter and Campylobacter from broiler carcasses.
abstract: The antimicrobial resistance of Arcobacter (n=174) and Campylobacter (n=215) isolated from broiler carcasses in a US poultry processing plant was examined. For Arcobacter, 93.7% (n=163) were resistant to one or more antimicrobials and 71.8% (n=125) were resistant to two or more antimicrobials. For Campylobacter, 99.5% (n=214) were resistant to one or more antimicrobials and 28.4% (n=61) were resistant to two or more antimicrobials. Arcobacter butzleri isolates were particularly resistant to clindamycin (90%; n=126), azithromycin (81.4%; n=114) and nalidixic acid (23.6%; n=33). Resistance to tetracycline was very high in Campylobacter jejuni (99.5%) and Campylobacter coli (96.3%). Our results demonstrate substantial resistance in Arcobacter and Campylobacter to common antimicrobial agents.
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit, US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Richard Russell Research Center, 950 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605-2720, USA.
authors.forename: Insook
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Son
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Englen
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Berrang
authors.forename: Paula J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fedorka-Cray
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020640:Arcobacter / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005525:Food-Processing Industry; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods