Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control106535702627975Research ArticleIntegronlike structures in Campylobacter spp. of human and animal origin.LuceyB.CrowleyD.MoloneyP.CryanB.DalyM.O'HalloranF.ThrelfallE. J.FanningS.Cork Institute of Technology, Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland.Jan-Feb2000615055

Resistance to antimicrobial agents used to treat severe Campylobacter spp. gastroenteritis is increasing worldwide. We assessed the antimicrobial resistance patterns of Campylobacter spp. isolates of human and animal origin. More than half (n = 32) were resistant to sulphonamide, a feature known to be associated with the presence of integrons. Analysis of these integrons will further our understanding of Campylobacter spp. epidemiology.