Epidemiology of Campylobacter spp. isolated from stool in a tertiary hospital in Cantabria, Northern Spain, from 2016 to 2020

Background: The incidence of Campylobacter coli has increased and with greater resistance to antibiotics than Campylobacter jejuni. Objectives: To determine the epidemiology distribution of Campylobacter spp. in our health area, and the sensitivity to commonly tested antibiotics. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study of cases of campylobacteriosis (2016-2020) recovered from stool cultures as laboratory routine protocol. Sensitivity was tested following EUCAST recommendations. Results: Of 1319 campylobacteriosis (C. jejuni 87.7%, C. coli 12.3%) we found a decrease in C. jejuni cases in 2019, and an increase in C. coli. Statistically significant differences were seen in age and gender distri-bution. The resistance percentages have generally decreased, with higher percentages of resistance in C. coli than in C. jejuni, being significant for erythromycin. Conclusions: There is not an increase of C. jejuni and its resistance but there is a not alarming increase of incidence of C. coli and its resistance in our health area.& COPY; 2022 Sociedad Espanola de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologi & PRIME;a Cli & PRIME;nica. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.