Occurrence of &lt;i&gt;Campylobacter jejuni &lt;/i&gt;in Shiraz, Southwest Iran

Hassanzadeh, Parichehr; Motamedifar, Mohammad

doi:10.1159/000096142

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“…Campylobacteriosis is a leading cause of gastroenteritis in many countries, and it has been isolated from a considerable number of patient with gastroenteritis in Iran (3)(4)(5)(11)(12)(13). Prevalence of Campylobacter spp.…”

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Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Campylobacter species Isolated From Chicken and Beef Meat

Dabiri¹,

Aghamohammad²,

Goudarzi³

et al. 2014

Int J Enteric Pathog

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Background:To study prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in chicken and beef meat, and determine the drug susceptibility of strains, 450 samples in Tehran, Iran were investigated. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and the antimicrobial resistance of entropathogenic Campylobacter strains, especially C. jejuni isolated from raw chicken and beef meat in Tehran-Iran. Materials and Methods: Out of 250 chickens and 200 beef meats, 121(26.8 %) contaminated cases with Campylobacter strains were isolated. Campylobacter was isolated from a significantly larger number of chickens (44%) than beef meats (5.5 %) (P < 0.05). Results: From all isolated Campylobacter organisms, 93 (76.8%) species were identified as C. jejuni and 28 cases (23.1%) as C. coli. Susceptibilities of 121 strains (93 C. jejuni and 28 C. coli) were determined against 12 antimicrobial drugs using the disk agar diffusion method. Resistance to nalidixic acid (75%) and ciprofloxacin (50%) was an alarming finding, moreover, 32.6% of isolates was resistant to tetracycline, 10.8% to ampicillin, 29.3% to colisitin and 26.1% to amoxicillin. The highest sensitivity was seen to erythromycin (95 %) and gentamicin (96%). Conclusions:These results showed that a high proportion of chicken and beef meat in Iran is contaminated with Campylobacter, particularly with Campylobacter jejuni. The high rate of contamination, especially chicken is a significant public health concern. Most of the isolates were resistant; therefore, human infection with Campylobacter spp. via consumption of these products is possible.

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“…According to different reports from Iran, the prevalence of Campylobacter in clinical samples ranges from 4 to 10 percent (11)(12)(13). However, there is not any information about prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of different species of Campylobacter isolated from food samples in Iran.…”

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Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Campylobacter species Isolated From Chicken and Beef Meat

Dabiri¹,

Aghamohammad²,

Goudarzi³

et al. 2014

Int J Enteric Pathog

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“…In some developing countries like Iran, because the routine culture and isolation of Campylobacter sp. require special media and incubation temperature, the reports about this pathogen are limited (15).…”

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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni

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“…Relevant studies have shown inconsistent results. According to a study conducted in Shiraz, children over the age of 11 years had the highest incidence of Campylobacter (26). In contrast, Rathaur et al (27) found that the age group from 1 -3 years made up 52.9% of patients with Campylobacter diarrhea.…”

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“…In contrast, Rathaur et al (27) found that the age group from 1 -3 years made up 52.9% of patients with Campylobacter diarrhea. Children from 2 -5 years of age had the highest risk of diarrhea caused by Campylobacter in a Ghanaian study (26). In addition, a Polish study of all cases of Campylobacteriosis diagnosed in 2012 revealed that over 79% of patients were younger than 4 years (28), while German children aged 1 -4 years constituted the majority of patients in a 10-year study of Campylobacteriosis (29).…”

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Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Pediatric Campylobacter spp. Acute Gastroenteritis

Mazaheri

Rezaei

Aalinezhad

et al. 2016

Arch Pediatr Infect Dis

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Background: Although Campylobacter strains are one cause of acute bacterial gastroenteritis, their clinical and laboratory findings have only been examined in a few studies. Objectives: This study was performed to evaluate the frequency level as well as the clinical and laboratory findings of patients with acute gastroenteritis caused by Campylobacter. Patients and Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 419 Iranian children in Semnan city with acute gastroenteritis were assessed for their clinical and laboratory findings, including fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, dehydration, the presence of red blood cells and white blood cells (WBCs) in the stool, and leukocytosis. After being prepared for testing, a sample of the patient's stool was also examined for the presence of Campylobacter strains through microscopic examination, culture, and chemical reactions.Results: There were 36 positive cultures (8.6%) for Campylobacter, with frequencies of 6.4% and 10.3% for boys and girls, respectively (P = 0.16). The highest frequency of positive culture belonged to the age group over six years (P = 0.02). The most common findings associated with Campylobacter diarrhea included abdominal pain (77.8% vs.1 8.8%, P < 0.001), fever (80.6% vs. 20.4, P < 0.001), leukocytosis (72.2% vs. 45.7%, P = 0.002), and WBCs in the stool (63.9% vs. 23.8%, P < 0.001). Conclusions: This study showed that abdominal pain, fever, leukocytosis, and WBCs in the stool were associated with gastroenteritis infection caused by Campylobacter.

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Occurrence of <i>Campylobacter jejuni </i>in Shiraz, Southwest Iran

Cited by 23 publications

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Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Campylobacter species Isolated From Chicken and Beef Meat

Prevalence and Antibiotic Susceptibility of Campylobacter species Isolated From Chicken and Beef Meat

Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni

Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Pediatric Campylobacter spp. Acute Gastroenteritis

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