Quinolone resistance in campylobacter isolated from man and poultry following the introduction of fluoroquinolones in veterinary medicine

P. Endtz, Hubert; J H M Ruijs, G; van Klingeren, B.; H. Jansen, Wim; van der Reyden, Tanny; P. Mouton, R.

doi:10.1093/jac/27.2.199

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Quinolone resistance in campylobacter isolated from man and poultry following the introduction of fluoroquinolones in veterinary medicine

Published in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy • Jan 1, 1991

Authors:

Hubert P. Endtz

G J H M Ruijs

B. van Klingeren

Abstract

Eight hundred and eighty-three strains of Campylobacter spp. isolated between 1982 and 1989 from human stools and poultry products were screened for quinolone resistance. In this period the prevalence of resistant strains isolated from poultry products increased from 0% to 14%. During the same perio...

Subject

Enrofloxacin

Campylobacter

Nalidixic acid

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