Especies de Campylobacter resistentes a fluroquinolonas aisladas en muestras fecales en caninos de la ciudad de Loja durante el periodo abril-julio 2016.

Abstract

Campylobacter is a widespread zoonotic bacteria present in wildlife animals and isconsidered the causative agent of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide, accounting for 5 to15% of cases of diarrhea, mainly in children and immunosuppressed people. Considering itsimportance in clinical diagnosis as one of the main sources of infection for humans, anepidemiological study in dogs, in constant contact with humans was performed. Sixty stoolsamples, out of which 33.3% were positive for Campylobacter spp were collected (100%). Among the species isolated C. coli represented 20% and C. jejuni 80% of the isolatedspecies. In evaluation the antimicrobial drug concentration of 6 fluoroquinolone antibioticsagainst Campylobacter spp. We observed low levels of resistance to 15% ciprofloxacin,gentamicin, and nalidixic acid, and 100% sensitivity to ampicillin and amoxycillin/clavulanicacid. KEYWORDS: Campylobacter, C. coli, C. jejuni, dogs, fluoroquinolone.