Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Associated with Laboratory-Confirmed Cases of Campylobacter Infection in Two Health Units in Ontario

Anne E Deckert; Richard J Reid-Smith; Susan E Tamblyn; Larry Morrell; Patrick Seliske; Frances B Jamieson; Rebecca Irwin; Catherine E Dewey; Patrick Boerlin; Scott A McEwen

doi:10.1155/2013/176494

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2013)

Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Use Associated with Laboratory-Confirmed Cases of Campylobacter Infection in Two Health Units in Ontario

Anne E Deckert,
Richard J Reid-Smith,
Susan E Tamblyn,
Larry Morrell,
Patrick Seliske,
Frances B Jamieson,
Rebecca Irwin,
Catherine E Dewey,
Patrick Boerlin,
Scott A McEwen

Affiliations

Anne E Deckert: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Canada
Richard J Reid-Smith: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Canada
Susan E Tamblyn: Public Health Consultant, Stratford, Canada
Larry Morrell: Perth District Health Unit, Stratford, Canada
Patrick Seliske: Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph District Health Unit, Guelph, Canada
Frances B Jamieson: Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Rebecca Irwin: Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, Canada
Catherine E Dewey: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Canada
Patrick Boerlin: Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Scott A McEwen: Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/176494
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. e16 – e21

Abstract

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AIM: A population-based study was conducted over a two-year period in the Perth District (PD) and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG) health units in Ontario to document antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial use associated with clinical cases of laboratory-confirmed campylobacteriosis.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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