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Volume 9, Number 2—February 2003

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Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Campylobacter jejuni Isolates in Travelers Returning to Finland: Association of Ciprofloxacin Resistance to Travel Destination

Antti Hakanen*†Comments to Author , Hannele Jousimies-Somer‡§1, Anja Siitonen‡, Pentti Huovinen*, and Pirkko Kotilainen†
Author affiliations: *National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland; †Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland; ‡National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland; §Mehiläinen Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 1Dr. Jousimies-Somer is deceased.

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Table 1

Origin of 354 Campylobacter jejuni isolates from travelers returning to Finland and proportion of ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates during two collection periods

Geographic area 1995–1997
 1998–2000
All isolates % Ciprofloxacin resistant All isolates % Ciprofloxacin resistant
Africa
 24
 17
 8
 38
America
 4
 0
 3
 67
Asia
 78
 45a
 57
 72a
Southeast Asia
 28
 61
 39
 77
Other areas
 50
 36
 18
 61
Europe
 93
 44
 73
 51
Mediterranean area
 64
 59
 48
 69
Other areas
 29
 10
 25
 16
Total 205b 40a 149c 60a

aDifference is statistically significant (p<0.01).

bOne isolate from Australia and five isolates of unknown origin included.

cEight isolates of unknown origin included.

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