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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lucey B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2627975 | biostudies-other | 2000 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Emerging infectious diseases 20000101 1
Resistance to antimicrobial agents used to treat severe Campylobacter spp. gastroenteritis is increasing worldwide. We assessed the antimicrobial resistance patterns of Campylobacter spp. isolates of human and animal origin. More than half (n = 32) were resistant to sulphonamide, a feature known to be associated with the presence of integrons. Analysis of these integrons will further our understanding of Campylobacter spp. epidemiology. ...[more]