Antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from Malaysian ducks
2011
Frederick, Adzitey | Nurul Huda | Gulam Rusul Rahmat Ali
Campylobacter species are known as agents of enteritis worldwide. Of particular interest is Campylobacter jejuni which accounts for about 90% of all Campylobacter infection. C. jejuni is also responsible for sequelae-like infections such as Reiter's and Guillain-Barre syndromes which are fatal. Data on antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from ducks is scare and such data is lacking in Malaysia. The objective of this study was to determine the antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter jejuni isolates from ducks in Penang, Malaysia. Resistant to cephalothin (99%) was the most common finding, followed by tetracycline (96%), suphamethoxazole/trimethoprim (96%), nalidixic acid (84%), ampicillin (81%), norfloxacin (80%) and ciprofloxacin (76%). Susceptibility of C. jejuni isolates was high for gentamicin (89/94), chloramphenicol (84/94) and erythromycin (83/94). 49% and 34% of the isolates exhibited intermediates to cefotaxime and ceftriaxone, respectively. C. jejuni isolates were resistant to one or more of the antibiotics examined. Our finding is essential for epidiomolgical studies to monitor changes that may occur over time and for developing effective risk management strategies.
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