TABLE 2.
Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Campylobacter spp. isolates from different sources and species1.
Species | A (n = 75) | B (n = 44) | C (n = 29) | D (n = 3) | E (n = 2) | F (n = 4) | Total (%) |
5 > X ≧ 3 | |||||||
C. jejuni | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33/142 (23.2) |
C. coli | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 > X ≧ 5 | |||||||
C. jejuni | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53/142 (37.3) |
C. coli | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
X ≧ 7 | |||||||
C. jejuni | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56/142 (39.4) |
C. coli | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total (%) | 69/75 (92.0) | 39/44 (88.6) | 25/29 (86.2) | 3/3 (100.0) | 2/2 (100.0) | 4/4 (100.0) | 142/157 (90.4) |
C. jejuni (n = 69) 62/69 (89.9); C. coli (n = 84) 73/84 (86.9); Other (n = 4) 4/4 (100.0). X, the number of antibiotic resistant classes; C. jejuni, Campylobacter jejuni; C. coli, Campylobacter coli; A, the source of live chicken anal swab; B, the source of defeathering; C, the source of evisceration; D, the source of washing; E, the source of chilling; F, the source of environmental.