Antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter spp. isolated from broilers in small poultry processing operations in Trinidad

Occurrence, Identification, and Characterization of Campylobacter Species Isolated from Portuguese Poultry Samples Collected from Retail Establishments

“…According to the hippurate hydrolysis test, 68% were identified as C. jejuni and 32% as C. coli (data not shown). In fact, the higher occurrence of C. jejuni has already been associated with poultry samples (Luber et al, 2006;Rodrigo et al, 2007).…”

“…using the antimicrobial agents on discs with the exact concentrations of antibiotic (Aquino et al, 2002;Rodrigo et al, 2007); they describe zones of resistance and susceptibility to various antimicrobial agents. In this study, the susceptibility of some Portuguese food isolates has been evaluated by using the minimal inhibitory concentration method; thereby, the exact concentration in which the microorganism cannot grow and proliferate was determined.…”

“…the chicken gut given its optimal conditions. Indeed, and although found in many farm animals, Campylobacter in poultry and poultry products is causing the most concern in many developed countries within the last 20 yr (Sahin et al, 2003;Snelling et al, 2005;Wittwer et al, 2005;Luber et al, 2006;Mü ller et al, 2006;Sherer et al, 2006;Rodrigo et al, 2007). The FAO/WHO (2004) risk assessment of Campylobacter reported that broiler chickens represent a model that includes all stages of the chicken production chain and can be used to generate baseline estimates of the risk of Campylobacter infection on per-serving bases.…”

“…from human and animal sources has been reported (Aquino et al, 2002;Rodrigo et al, 2007). To our knowledge, and since 1992, there is no published report about prevalence and antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter spp.…”

Antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from food in Poland

“…may translate to greater prevalence of gastroenteritis in humans caused by the consumption of chicken meat contaminated by ciprofloxacinresistant campylobacter (Rodrigo, Adesiyun, Asgarali, & Swanston, 2007). This naturally makes effective therapy more difficult.…”