Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance in Campylobacter spp. Isolated from Humans and Food-Producing Animals in West Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Campylobacter species are one of the leading causes of gastroenteritis in humans. This review reports on the prevalence and antibiotic resistance data of Campylobacter spp. isolated from humans and food-producing animals in West Africa. A systematic search was carried out in five databases for original articles published between January 2000 and July 2021. Among 791 studies found, 38 original articles from seven (41%) out of the 17 countries in West Africa met the inclusion criteria. For studies conducted in food-producing animals, the overall pooled prevalence of Campylobacter spp. was 34% (95% CI: 25-45). The MDR prevalence was 59% (95% CI: 29-84) and half (50%, 13/26) of the animal studies had samples collected from the market. The human studies recorded a lower poo

SUBMITTER: Paintsil EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8877155 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature