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. 2005 May;71(5):2438–2441. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.5.2438-2441.2005

TABLE 2.

MIC values to different antimicrobial compounds in 137 Campylobacter jejuni isolates from wild shorebirds (A), thrushes (B), and raptors (C)a

Drug Bird Amt of drug (μg/ml)
n Breakpoint for resistance (μg/ml) Resistance
0.125 0.25 0.5 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1,024
Amoxicillin All 1 2 2 23 31 45 28 5 137 >16 3.6
A 1 8 26 35 0.0
B 1 2 2 22 28 33 2 3 93 3.2
C 1 2 4 2 9 22.2
Chloramphenicol All 101 33 3 137 >16 0.0
A 24 11 35 0.0
B 68 22 3 93 0.0
C 9 9 0.0
Ciprofloxacin All 58 48 21 9 1 137 >2 0.7
A 12 22 1 35 0.0
B 38 26 20 9 93 0.0
C 8 1 9 11.1
Doxycycline All 101 25 7 2 1 1 137 >4 0.7
A 34 1 35 2.9
B 59 25 7 2 93 0.0
C 8 1 9 0.0
Erythromycin All 15 49 56 10 7 137 >16 0.0
A 12 15 6 2 35 0.0
B 1 28 49 8 7 93 0.0
C 2 6 1 9 0.0
Gentamicin All 70 67 137 >8 0.0
A 35 35 0.0
B 26 67 93 0.0
C 9 9 0.0
Metronidazole All 15 55 38 9 5 8 5 1 1 137 >4 14.6
A 1 24 8 1 1 35 5.7
B 12 28 30 9 3 7 3 1 93 15.1
C 2 3 2 1 1 9 44.4
Nalidixic acid All 1 2 45 47 38 3 1 137 >32 0.7
A 8 22 5 35 0.0
B 32 25 33 3 93 0.0
C 1 2 5 1 9 11.1
Neomycin All 63 66 7 1 137 >8 0.0
A 34 1 35 0.0
B 21 64 7 1 93 0.0
C 8 1 9 0.0
Streptomycin All 132 5 137 >8 0.0
A 34 1 35 0.0
B 89 4 93 0.0
C 9 9 0.0
a

MICs are in micrograms per milliliter. Also given are MIC breakpoint values and the corresponding incidence of resistance (in percentages).