DuPont identified a number of risk factors associated with an infection due to a Campylobacter species that is fluoroquinolone-resistant. The author is from the University of Texas Houston.
Risk factors for infection with a Campylobacter species that is resistant to fluoroquinolones:
(1) acquired during international travel
(2) history of therapy with fluoroquinolone or other antibiotic prior to the exposure
(3) exposure to animals treated with antibiotics
(4) eating chicken or turkey at a restaurant ("commercial establishment")
where:
• Eating chicken or turkey at a restaurant may be due to use of fowl raised with antibiotics or spread through the distribution chain.
A patient with a Campylobacter infection and one or more risk factors should have the isolate screened for fluoroquinolone resistance.
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