High genetic similarity of ciprofloxacin-resistant Campylobacter jejuni in central Europe

High genetic similarity of ciprofloxacin-resistant Campylobacter jejuni in central Europe

Campylobacteriosis is the leading zoonosis in the European Union with the majority of cases attributed to Campylobacter jejuni. Although the disease is usually self-limiting, some severe cases need to be treated with antibiotics, primarily macrolides and quinolones. However, the resistance to the la...

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Main Authors: Jasna eKovač, Beatrix eStessl, Neža eČadež, Kerstin eStingl, Igor eGruntar, Matjaž eOcepek, Marija eTrkov, Martin eWagner, Sonja eSmole Možina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Campylobacter jejuni
Multilocus Sequence Typing
QRDR
ciprofloxacin resistance
gyrA
resistance expansion
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01169/full

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