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Table 2 Campylobacter isolates susceptibility to antibioticsa

From: Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from children and environmental sources in urban and suburban areas

Antimicrobial agent

Campylobacter species

No. (%) of resistant isolates

Children

Poultry meat

Domestic animals

Surface water

Total

Dogs

Cats

Total

Rivers

Ponds and ornamental lakes

Fountains

Erythromycin

C. coli

0/7

2/54 (3.7)

1/6 (16.7)

0/4

1/2 (50.0)

0/12

0/2

0/10

0

C. jejuni

0/92

4/90 (4.4)

0/15

0/5

0/10

3/30 (10.0)

0/5

1/20 (5.0)

2/5 (40.0)

Azithromycin

C. coli

0/7

0/54

1/6 (16.7)

0/4

1/2 (50.0)

0/12

0/2

0/10

0

C. jejuni

0/92

0/90

1/15 (6.7)

0/5

1/10 (10.0)

3/30 (10.0)

0/5

1/20 (5.0)

2/5 (40.0)

Gentamicin

C. coli

0/7

0/54

0/6

0/4

0/2

0/12

0/2

0/10

0

C. jejuni

1/92 (1.1)

1/90 (1.0)

0/15

0/5

0/10

0/30

0/5

0/20

0/5

Tetracycline

C. coli

3/7 (42.9)

17/54 (31.5)

3/6 (50.0)

2/4 (50.0)

1/2 (50.0)

6/12 (50.0)

1/2 (50.0)

5/10 (50.0)

0

C. jejuni

36/92 (39.1)

46/90 (51.1)

5/15 (33.3)

2/5 (40.0)

3/10 (30.0)

18/30 (60.0)

2/5 (40.0)

13/20 (65.0)

3/5 (60.0)

Ciprofloxacin

C. coli

5/7 (71.4)

40/54 (74.1)

3/6 (50.0)

2/4 (50.0)

1/2 (50.0)

8/12 (66.7)

1/2 (50.0)

7/10 (70.0)

0

C. jejuni

60/92 (65.2)

56/90 (62.2)

9/15 (60.0)

4/5 (80.0)

5/10 (50.0)

24/30 (80.0)

3/5 (60.0)

17/20 (85.0)

4/5 (80.0)

  1. aResults expressed as the number of resistant isolates vs. total number of isolates analyzed
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