NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens

SC DHEC PHL-NARMS摘要 南卡罗来纳州公共卫生与环境控制部(SC-DHEC) 实验室(PHL)是国家公共卫生实验室，致力于提高 通过保护和促进公众和环境的健康，保护和促进南卡罗来纳州人的生活。这个 这项计划的目的是加强对零售业肠道细菌耐药性的监测。 肉类和海鲜样品。PHL食品微生物实验室保持了检测能力 食源性病原体和食品质量指示生物的研究已超过40年。在这个合作社里 根据协议，食品微生物实验室将继续保持实验室能力 执行NARMS零售肉类和海鲜监测方案。从零售肉类中分离出细菌 海鲜样本将在适当的情况下通过血清学和全基因组进行表征。 测序(WGS)。结果将与疾病控制中心(CDC)、食品和药物管理局 食品和药物管理局(FDA)和DHEC食源性流行病学家。数据将用于推动识别 食源性疾病暴发。经鉴定的分离物将提交给FDA-CVM进行抗生素敏感性检测。 由于监测活动而收集的抗生素耐药性数据将被分析和 监测趋势。数据将分发给各州流行病学家，并在适当的情况下分发给各州 哨兵医院，并通过DHEC公共网站与公众分享。这些活动将 加强国家努力，监测从中国分离的肠道细菌的耐药性 零售肉类和海鲜，并提供数据以推动公共卫生政策和项目的发展。

SC DHEC PHL-NARMS Abstract The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC-DHEC) , Public Health Laboratory (PHL), serves as the state public health Laboratory, working towards improving the quality of life for South Carolinians by protecting and promoting the health of the public and the environment. The purpose of this project is to increase surveillance for antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria from retail meat and seafood samples. The PHL Food Microbiology Laboratory has maintained the capacity to test for foodborne pathogens and food quality indicator organisms for over 40 years. During this cooperative agreement, the Food Microbiology Laboratory will maintain laboratory capacity by continuing to implement NARMS retail meat and seafood surveillance protocols. Bacteria isolated from retail meat and seafood samples will be characterized where appropriate by serology and by whole genome sequencing (WGS). Results will be shared with the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and DHEC Foodborne Epidemiologists. Data will be used to drive identification of foodborne disease outbreaks. Isolates identified will submitted to FDA-CVM for antibiotic sensitivities. Antibiotic resistance data collected, as a result of the surveillance activities, will be analyzed and monitored for trends. Data will be disseminated to state epidemiologist’s, and when appropriate, State Sentinel Hospitals, and shared with the public through DHEC’s public website. These activities will strengthen national efforts to monitor antimicrobial resistance among enteric bacteria isolated from retail meats and seafood and provide data to drive public health policy and program development.