Virulence and Antimicrobial Resistance in Campylobacter spp. from a Peruvian Pediatric Cohort

The presence of virulence factors (VFs) and mechanisms of quinolones and macrolide resistance was analyzed in Campylobacter spp. from a pediatric cohort study in Lima. In 149 isolates (39 Campylobacter jejuni and 24 Campylobacter coli from diarrheic cases; 57 C. jejuni and 29 C. coli from controls),...

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Main Authors: Angela Lluque, Maribel Riveros, Ana Prada, Theresa J. Ochoa, Joaquim Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7848926