title: Campylobacter spp. and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in poultry: an epidemiological survey study in Turkey.
abstract: The current study aimed at determining the prevalence and the antimicrobial resistance profiles of thermophilic Campylobacter spp. infecting broiler chickens. A total of 240 caecal samples from six slaughterhouses were examined for the presence of Campylobacter spp. C. jejuni was detected in 40.4% (97/240) of the samples and C. coli in 12.1% (29/240). The agar disc diffusion method and the E-test were used for testing the antimicrobial susceptibility of C. jejuni and C. coli isolates. C. jejuni isolates were most resistant to nalidixic acid (79.4%) followed by tetracycline (76.3%), ciprofloxacin (74.2%) and enrofloxacin (15.5%). Among the C. coli isolates, the frequency of resistance to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin was the same at 65.5%. The predominant profiles of multidrug resistance to three or more antimicrobials in C. jejuni and C. coli were determined as tetracycline/nalidixic acid/ciprofloxacin resistance (48.5%) and tetracycline/nalidixic acid/ciprofloxacin/enrofloxacin resistance (51.7%), respectively. To prevent the transmission of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria of animal origin to humans, it should be noted that high proportions of multidrug resistance were found in both species.
authors.affiliation: Bandirma Vocational School, Balikesir University, Bandirma, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cokal
authors.forename: Vildan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Caner
authors.forename: Aysin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: Nedim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karagenc
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000187:drug effects; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000187:drug effects; D002645:Chickens; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011634:Public Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents