Quinolone-ResistantCampylobacter jejuniInfections in Minnesota, 1992–1998

Kirk Smith; John M. Besser; Craig W. Hedberg; Fe Leano; Jeff B. Bender; Julie H. Wicklund; Brian P. Johnson; Penny L. Moore; Michael T. Osterholm

doi:10.1056/nejm199905203402001

Abstract

The increase in quinolone-resistant C. jejuni infections in Minnesota is largely due to infections acquired during foreign travel. However, the number of quinolone-resistant infections acquired domestically has also increased, largely because of the acquisition of resistant strains from poultry. The use of fluoroquinolones in poultry, which began in the United States in 1995, has created a reservoir of resistant C. jejuni.

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CampylobacterCampylobacter jejuniQuinoloneMedicineMicrobiologyVeterinary medicineAntibioticsBiologyBacteria

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 340
Issue: 20
Pages: 1525-1532
Citations: 668
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                                    Kirk Smith, 
                                
                                    John M. Besser, 
                                
                                    Craig W. Hedberg
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Quinolone-Resistant<i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>Infections in Minnesota, 1992–1998. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 340
                            (20)
                            , 1525-1532.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199905203402001
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199905203402001

Quinolone-Resistant<i>Campylobacter jejuni</i>Infections in Minnesota, 1992–1998