TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of <I>Campylobacter Jejuni</I> and <I>Campylobacter coli</I> in Chicken Livers Used for Human Consumption in Ecuador
AU - Janneth Simaluiza, Rosa AU - Toledo, Zorayda AU - Ochoa, Sofia AU - Fernandez, Heriberto 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
SP  - 6
EP  - 9
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2015.6.9
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2015.6.9
KW  - Campylobacter
KW  -chicken livers
KW  -antimicrobial resistance
KW  -diarrhea
KW  -epidemiology
AB  - This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of <I>Campylobacter jejuni</I> and C. coli from chicken livers sold for human consumption at public markets of Loja City, Southern Ecuador. Campylobacter sp. was isolated from 32 (62.7%) of 51 chicken liver samples. The 22 (68.8%) yielded C. <I>jejuni</I> and 10 (31.2%) C. coli. Among the isolated strains, high resistant frequencies were observed with ciprofloxacin (98.3%) and tetracycline (78.1%). Resistance to ampicillin and erythromycin was 25 and 12.5%, respectively. Multi-resistance (resistance to three or more antibiotics) was found in 9 (28.1%) strains. To our knowledge, this is the first attempt to demonstrate the presence of Campylobacter species and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in foodstuff in Southern Ecuador.
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