Prevalence of antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter isolates from commercial poultry suppliers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1298-1300

  Bester, L A ^a   Essack, S Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Animal reservoirs; Antimicrobial resistance surveillance; Campylobacter jejuni; Food animals; Growth promoters

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKENS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 56649091420     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn408     Document Type: Article

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