Severe diarrhoea caused by highly ciprofloxacin-susceptible Campylobacter isolates
The impact of fluoroquinolone resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates on the outcome of the disease in sporadic Campylobacter infections of Finnish individuals was studied. Questionnaires were sent, during a 6-month study period, to patients who were stool culture-positive...
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Published in | Clinical microbiology and infection Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 188 - 192 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Elsevier Ltd
01.02.2009
Blackwell Publishing Ltd Wiley-Blackwell |
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Summary: | The impact of fluoroquinolone resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates on the outcome of the disease in sporadic Campylobacter infections of Finnish individuals was studied. Questionnaires were sent, during a 6-month study period, to patients who were stool culture-positive for Campylobacter spp. In total, 192 returned questionnaires were analysed and assessed, together with the susceptibility data of the respective bacterial isolates. Only one (2%) of the domestic, but half of the imported, Campylobacter isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin. Ciprofloxacin resistance was not associated with particularly severe infection. Instead, ciprofloxacin-susceptible Campylobacter isolates, as compared to ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates, showed a tendency to cause more severe infections, characterized by bloody stools and hospitalization. |
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ISSN: | 1198-743X 1469-0691 1469-0691 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02657.x |