Table 2.
Antimicrobial resistance of C. jejuni isolated from different sources. Values are in % ± 95% CI.
| Antimicrobial | Percentage of resistant isolates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken feces (n = 160) | Poultry carcasses (n = 157) | Poultry meat (n = 152) | Human feces (n = 155) | |||||
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | |
| Ciprofloxacin (CIP) | 95.0 | 3.38–3.38 | 93.6 | 3.82–3.82 | 96.1 | 3.10–3.10 | 85.2 | 5.60–5.60 |
| Nalidixic acid (NAL) | 83.1 | 5.80–5.80 | 92.4 | 4.16–4.16 | 96.1 | 3.10–3.10 | 84.5 | 5.70–5.70 |
| Streptomycin (STR) | 21.0 | 6.37–6.37 | 21.0 | 6.37–6.37 | 12.5 | 5.26–5.26 | 10.3 | 4.79–4.79 |
| Erythromycin (ERY) | 0.6 | 0.63–1.22 | 0.6 | 0.63–1.22 | 1.3 | 1.32–1.81 | 0.6 | 0.63–1.22 |
| Tetracycline (TET) | 78.1 | 6.41–6.41 | 66.9 | 7.36–7.36 | 57.9 | 7.85–7.85 | 70.3 | 7.20–7.20 |
CI, confidence intervals with 95% confidence level.