The antimicrobial resistance profiles for 138 C. jejuni and 23 C.
coli isolates are presented in Table 2. Out of 161 Campylobacter
isolates, 156 (96.9%) demonstrated resistance to one or more antimicrobial
agents. Twenty (12.4%) and 39 (24.2%) isolates showed
resistance to only one and two antimicrobial agents, respectively.
Moreover, 97 isolates (60.2%) were multidrug-resistant (to three or
more antimicrobial agents). The isolates were resistant to ciprofloxacin
(86.8%), tetracycline (75.4%) and nalidixic acid (74.6%). All
Campylobacter isolates were sensitive to gentamicin. However, all
C. coli isolates were also susceptible to chloramphenicol. C. coli
isolates were generally more susceptible to antimicrobial agents
than C. jejuni isolates.