Antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from broilers in Macedonia
2012
Angelovski, Ljupco (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Skopje (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)) | Sekulovski, Pavle (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Skopje (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)) | Jankuloski, Dean (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Skopje (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)) | Ratkova, Marija (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Skopje (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)) | Prodanov, Mirko (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Skopje (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)) | Kostova, Sandra (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Skopje (The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia))
Campylobacteriosis is a significant public health problem in many developed countries. In Europe alone more than 200.000 confirmed cases were reported to the European Food Safety Authority in 2007 (1). Inadequately cooked meat, particularly poultry, unpasteurized milk and contaminated drinking water are the most common sources for epidemic and sporadic food borne cases (2, 3). Poultry products are known as an important source of Campylobacter spp. At the age of two to three weeks, 50-90% of the poultry in the flock is colonized with thermophilic Campylobacter spp. (4). Two Campylobacter species, Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli, are responsible for the majority of human infections, among which 80–90% are due to C. jejuni (5). Most Campylobacter infections are self-limiting (3-5 days), but in very young individuals, elderly persons and people with chronic diseases, prolonged or severe campylobacteriosis can occur (6). For treating such Campylobacter infections, fluoroquinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin) and macrolides (e.g., erythromycin) are the drugs of choice (Skirrow et al., 2000). There is growing concern that the use of antibiotics in food animals can lead to the development of resistant pathogenic bacteria that can affect humans through the food chain. In this study the antimicrobial susceptibility of C. jejuni and C. coli isolated from broiler flocks in Macedonia was examined.
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