09 Apr 2021 --- A sizeable proportion of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria is still resistant to antibiotics commonly used in humans and animals, as in previous years. This warning comes from a new report released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). “In humans, high proportions of resistance to ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic commonly used to treat several types of infections, were reported in a specific Salmonella type known as S. Kentucky (82.1 percent),” the report authors detail. “In recent years, S. Enteritidis resistant to nalidixic acid and/or ciprofloxacin has been increasingly reported in several countries,” they note.
