Antimicrobial Resistance among Campylobacter Isolates Obtained from Retail Chicken Meat and Offal Products in Japan

Arata Hidano; Takehisa Yamamoto; Yoko Hayama; Norihiko Muroga; Sota Kobayashi; Takeshi Nishida; Toshiyuki Tsutsui

doi:10.7883/yoken.67.315

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Antimicrobial Resistance among Campylobacter Isolates Obtained from Retail Chicken Meat and Offal Products in Japan

Arata Hidano, Takehisa Yamamoto, Yoko Hayama, Norihiko Muroga, Sota Kobayashi, Takeshi Nishida, Toshiyuki Tsutsui

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Arata Hidano
Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Takehisa Yamamoto
Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Yoko Hayama
Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Norihiko Muroga
Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Sota Kobayashi
Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
Takeshi Nishida
Animal Products Safety Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Toshiyuki Tsutsui
Viral Disease and Epidemiology Research Division, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization

Keywords: Campylobacter, liver, antimicrobial resistance, fluoroquinolone, tetracycline

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2014 Volume 67 Issue 4 Pages 315-317

DOI https://doi.org/10.7883/yoken.67.315

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Abstract

A rapid increase in antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter has been posing a serious concern for human health. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the overall trend in antimicrobial resistance among Campylobacter isolates obtained from chicken meat and offal products collected from a wide geographic area throughout Japan. Resistance to Enrofloxacin was most frequently observed, with significantly higher rate of resistance among isolates obtained from offal (55.6%) than from meat (27.3%) samples (p = 0.05). These results highlight need for a better understanding of the characteristics of Campylobacter isolates obtained from chicken meat and offal products.

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