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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1105-1111, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1105-1111.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Role of Real-Time Molecular Typing in the Surveillance of Campylobacter Enteritis and Comparison of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Profiles from Chicken and Human Isolates

Sophie Michaud,1* Suzanne Ménard,2 and Robert D. Arbeit3

Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculté de Médecine de l'Université de Sherbrooke,1 Direction de la Santé Publique, Régie Régionale de la Santé et des Services Sociaux de l'Estrie, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada,2 Infectious Diseases Section, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts3

Received 20 July 2004/ Returned for modification 5 September 2004/ Accepted 20 November 2004

The goal of the present study was to assess the contribution of real-time molecular typing, used alone or with clinical surveillance, to the prompt identification of clusters of Campylobacter enteritis. Potential poultry sources were sought by comparing the pulsed-field gel electrophoresis genotypes of human and fresh whole retail chicken isolates collected during the same study period. Among 183 human isolates, 82 (45%) had unique genotypes, 72 (39%) represented 26 clusters of 2 to 7 isolates each, and 29 (16%) represented three clusters of 8 to 11 isolates each. Molecular typing was useful for the confirmation of outbreaks suspected on the basis of epidemiological surveillance, but for most small clusters, no epidemiological link could be established. Thus, the added value of real-time molecular typing is questionable, since the numerous small clusters identified were of unclear public health significance. Among 177 chickens, 41 (23%) yielded campylobacter isolates; of these, 19 (46%) had genotypes similar to those of 41 (22%) human isolates. However, a temporal association was demonstrated in only a minority of cases, and most genotypes were present only in a single species, suggesting that sources other than chickens are important in human campylobacteriosis. Further investigation with samples from water and other possible environmental sources is needed to define the most efficient strategy for the application of molecular typing and identification of the source(s) of sporadic cases of campylobacteriosis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculté de Médecine de l'Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12e Ave. Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 5N4, Canada. Phone: (819) 564-5321. Fax: (819) 564-5392. E-mail: Sophie.Michaud{at}USherbrooke.ca.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2005, p. 1105-1111, Vol. 43, No. 3
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.3.1105-1111.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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