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ABSTRACT

Campylobacteriosis is a leading cause of human gastroenteritis and is recognized as one of the most important foodborne zoonosis. The occurrence of increasingly resistant strains of Campylobacter to the clinically important antibiotics is a concern. The present study was undertaken with the aim of determining the antibiogram pattern of 30 Campylobacter isolates comprising 24 C. jejuni (Chicken meat and skin – 6, quail caecum – 8, dog faeces – 2, chicken caecum – 6, pig faeces – 2) and 6 C. coli (chicken caecum – 3 and one each from dog faeces, pig faeces and quail caecum) isolates. The study revealed that Campylobacter isolates were resistant against several antibiotics including tetracycline, cephalosporins, co-trimoxazole and carbenicillin. Resistance was also detected against ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid, while most isolates were susceptible against erythromycin. The prevalence of resistance among isolates from diverse origin may pose threat to human and animals.

Keywords: Antibiotic resistance, Campylobacter, C. jejuni, C. coli