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

SC DHEC PHL-NARMS摘要 南卡罗来纳州卫生和环境控制部（SC-DHEC），公共卫生 实验室（PHL），作为国家公共卫生实验室，致力于提高质量， 通过保护和促进公众健康和环境，为南卡罗来纳人的生活提供服务。的 该项目的目的是加强对零售商肠道细菌抗生素耐药性的监测， 肉类和海鲜样品。PHL食品微生物学实验室保持了测试能力， 食源性病原体和食品质量指示微生物的研究已有40多年的历史。在这次合作中， 根据协议，食物微生物学化验所将继续 执行国家肉类和海产品管制局零售肉类和海产品监测议定书。从零售肉类中分离出的细菌 在适当的情况下，将通过血清学和全基因组分析来确定海产品样本的特征。 测序（WGS）。结果将与疾病控制中心（CDC），食品和药物管理局（FDA） 美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）和DHEC食源性流行病学家。数据将用于驱动识别 食源性疾病暴发。确定的分离株将提交给FDA-CVM进行抗生素敏感性检测。 将对监测活动中收集的抗生素耐药性数据进行分析， 监测趋势。数据将分发给州流行病学家，并在适当时分发给州 定点医院，并通过DHEC的公共网站与公众分享。这些活动将 加强国家努力，监测从大肠杆菌中分离出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计划的发展。

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.