Common Foodborne Pathogen In Poultry Finds Resistance To Antibiotic Used By Humans

Recent studies have shown a connection between people who became infected with Campylobacter jejuni, a pathogen found in poultry, and their contact with certain chicken products that contained the pathogen. It also turned out that the Campylobacter jejuni from those products was becoming resistant to ciprofloxacin, a synthetic antibiotic used by humans to fight bacterial infections. The prevalence of Campylobacter -- which is a major cause of foodborne illness -- is common on raw poultry.

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