Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2001) 48, 235-240
© 2001 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of Campylobacter strains isolated from food animals in Belgium
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a Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Antwerp, UIA, Antwerp; b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Food Science, University of Liège, Liège; c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Food Inspection and Public Health, University of Ghent, Ghent; d Section of Food Science, Scientific Institute of Public Health Louis Pasteur, Brussels; e Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ghent, Ghent; f Institute for Veterinary Inspection, Brussels, Belgium
Campylobacter spp. are a frequent cause of diarrhoea in man, originating mostly from poultry. It has been suggested that the veterinary use of antibiotics is largely responsible for resistance in human isolates, particularly to quinolones. During a 6 month period from June to December 1998, 677 Campylobacter isolates were obtained from healthy poultry and pigs. Samples were taken at Belgian slaughterhouses. Species identification was performed by biochemical tests, multiplex PCR and SDS–PAGE of whole-cell proteins. The in vitro susceptibility to six antimicrobial drugs was determined by the agar dilution method. Campylobacter jejuni was found more often in poultry than Campylobacter coli (79% C. jejuni versus 21% C. coli). In pigs the situation was reversed (6 versus 94%). Erythromycin resistance was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in C. coli, particularly in C. coli isolated from pigs (67.2%). Alarmingly high rates of resistance to ciprofloxacin were also noted, particularly for C. coli from broilers (62.1%). The latter indicates that resistance of Campylobacter in humans could derive from animals.
* Correspondence address. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. Tel: +32-3-820-25-51; Fax: +32-3-820-26-63; E-mail: vloovere{at}uia.ua.ac.be
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