Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of thermophilic Campylobacter species isolated from healthy children attending municipal care centers in Southern Ecuador

Authors

  • Zorayda Toledo Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja; Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud; sección de Genética Humana, Microbiología y Bioquímica Clínica
  • Rosa Janneth Simaluiza Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja; Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud; sección de Genética Humana, Microbiología y Bioquímica Clínica
  • Xavier Astudillo Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja; Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud; sección de Genética Humana, Microbiología y Bioquímica Clínica
  • Heriberto Fernández Universidad Austral de Chile; Instituto de Microbiología Clínica

Keywords:

Campylobacter, Healthy carriers, Children, Antimicrobials, Ecuador, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter resistance and susceptibility to antibiotics

Abstract

The prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli strains in healthy, well-nourished children of middle socioeconomic level from Southern Ecuador were determined. Among the 127 children studied, 17 (13.4%) harbored Campylobacter sp. corresponding to C. jejuni (7.1%) and C. coli (6.3%) with a higher concentration of C. jejuni among boys (8.6%) and C. coli (8.8%) among girls. C. jejuni showed high resistance to nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin (77.8%), but susceptibility to all other antimicrobials tested. C. coli strains showed resistance to more antibiotics than C. jejuni strains including resistance to nalidixic acid (75%), ciprofloxacin (75%), erythromycin (12.5%) and ampicillin (28.6), but susceptible to gentamicin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 59 (2017)

Section

Brief Communication

How to Cite

Toledo, Z., Simaluiza, R. J., Astudillo, X., & Fernández, H. (2017). Occurrence and antimicrobial susceptibility of thermophilic Campylobacter species isolated from healthy children attending municipal care centers in Southern Ecuador. Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 59, e77. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/143764