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The strains underwent susceptibility testing to determine the minimal inhibitory concentration for erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, streptomycin, and tetracycline: 80.1% of the strains showed resistance to at least one antibiotic. The highest prevalence of AMR was noted for ciprofloxacin and tetracycline (72.1% and 52.9%, respectively) and the lowest for erythromycin and aminoglycosides (streptomycin\/gentamicin) (3.2% and 5.4%, respectively). The prevalence of co-resistance against fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines was 41.1%. The prevalence of multidrug resistant strains was 5.7%. Our data support evidence that AMR in human Campylobacter strains is common, particularly against ciprofloxacin and tetracycline, two medically important antimicrobials for humans.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/microorganisms12030426","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,20]],"date-time":"2024-02-20T04:36:22Z","timestamp":1708403782000},"page":"426","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Phenotypic Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Human Campylobacter Species Isolated in Northwest Italy, 2020\u20132023"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3808-7327","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Clara","family":"Tramuta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centro di Riferimento per la Tipizzazione delle Salmonelle, CeRTiS, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d\u2019Aosta, Via Bologna, 148, 10154 Turin, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4458-8294","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aitor","family":"Garcia-Vozmediano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"S.S. 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