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. 2000 Jan-Feb;6(1):50–55. doi: 10.3201/eid0601.000109

Integronlike structures in Campylobacter spp. of human and animal origin.

B Lucey 1, D Crowley 1, P Moloney 1, B Cryan 1, M Daly 1, F O'Halloran 1, E J Threlfall 1, S Fanning 1
PMCID: PMC2627975  PMID: 10653570

Abstract

Resistance to antimicrobial agents used to treat severe Campylobacter spp. gastroenteritis is increasing worldwide. We assessed the antimicrobial resistance patterns of Campylobacter spp. isolates of human and animal origin. More than half (n = 32) were resistant to sulphonamide, a feature known to be associated with the presence of integrons. Analysis of these integrons will further our understanding of Campylobacter spp. epidemiology.

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