title: Antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter isolates obtained from retail chicken meat and offal products in Japan.
abstract: A rapid increase in antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter has been posing a serious concern for human health. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the overall trend in antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter isolates obtained from chicken meat and offal products collected from a wide geographic area throughout Japan. Resistance to Enrofloxacin was most frequently observed, with significantly higher rate of resistance among isolates obtained from offal (55.6%) than from meat (27.3%) samples (p = 0.05). These results highlight need for a better understanding of the characteristics of Campylobacter isolates obtained from chicken meat and offal products.
authors: Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization.
authors: Arata
authors: A
authors: Hidano
authors: Takehisa
authors: T
authors: Yamamoto
authors: Yoko
authors: Y
authors: Hayama
authors: Norihiko
authors: N
authors: Muroga
authors: Sota
authors: S
authors: Kobayashi
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Nishida
authors: Toshiyuki
authors: T
authors: Tsutsui
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D002645:Chickens; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents