Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens in the Southwestern United States: Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico

美国西南部零售食品中抗生素耐药性监测 州：德克萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和新墨西哥州 对不同抗菌药物耐药性的流行率和多样性可能差异很大 这可能是由于各国和各地区在抗菌药物方面存在实质性差异， 使用实践。因此，本研究的目的是确定抗菌药物的流行率， 沙门氏菌、弯曲杆菌、大肠杆菌耐药率较高。大肠杆菌及肠球菌 食环署今日（星期一）在 美国西南部，包括德克萨斯州、俄克拉荷马州和新墨西哥州， 方法，以便与其他位置进行比较。实现这一目标将有助于 我们对零售肉类中抗生素耐药性细菌的负担和数量的理解， 家禽产品分布在美国西南部。具体而言是 成果 该项目还将为国家监测项目提供进一步表征的分离株 作为新数据，为区域和国家抗菌素耐药性（AMR）风险评估提供信息 在动物产品，并将探讨AMR风险管理方案，重点是教育和 在美国西南部训练。在合作协议的五年期间， 每月抽取不超过80个肉类及家禽样本，详情如下： (40)、火鸡肉（20份）、碎牛肉（80/20份）和猪排（10份）。采集样品 在德克萨斯州（阿马里洛、奥斯汀、科珀斯克里斯蒂、达拉斯、沃斯堡、埃尔帕索、休斯顿、拉伯克， 米德兰、敖德萨和圣安东尼奥）、俄克拉荷马州（俄克拉荷马州市和塔尔萨）和新墨西哥州 （阿尔伯克基、拉斯克鲁塞斯、里奥兰乔和圣达菲）。选择主要城市是因为 对这些地区人口的公共卫生影响，因此样本将 代表了更多的人。样本将由ICFIE人员采集 并在24小时内运回德克萨斯理工学院ICFIE实验室进行处理 立即使用FDA-NARMS方案进行细菌检测和分离。结束时 本合作协议的五年，进一步AMR的细菌学数据库 在FDA和TTU，将大大改善和扩大。此外，委员会认为， 数据趋势分析将使当地和联邦研究人员能够确定耐药细菌是否 聚集在该国的某些城市或地区。最后，该项目的结果将得到改善 开展教育活动，提高当地生产商和零售商对抗生素耐药性的认识。

Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens in the Southwestern United States: Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico The prevalence and diversity of resistance to different antimicrobials can vary greatly among countries and regions, and this might be due to substantive differences in antimicrobial usage practices. Therefore, the goal of this study is to determine the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli and Enterococci isolated from retail samples of chicken, ground turkey, ground beef and pork chops purchased from grocery stores in the Southwestern United States including Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico using standardized methods so comparisons can be made to other locations. Achieving this goal will contribute to our understanding of the burden and magnitude of antibiotic resistant bacteria, in retail meat and poultry products distributed in the Southwestern United States. Specifically, the results of this project will provide isolates for further characterization by national monitoring programs as well as novel data to inform regional and national risk assessments on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in animal products, and will explore AMR risk management options focused on education and training in the Southwestern United States. During the five years of the Cooperative Agreement, no more than 80 meat and poultry samples will be collected per month as follows: retail chicken (40), ground turkey (20), ground beef 80/20 (10), and pork chops (10). Samples will be collected in Texas (Amarillo, Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, Houston, Lubbock, Midland, Odessa, and San Antonio), Oklahoma (Oklahoma City and Tulsa), and New Mexico (Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe). Major cities were chosen due to the public health impact on the population in those areas and hence the samples would be representative of a greater number of individuals. Samples will be collected by ICFIE personnel and transported back to the Texas Tech ICFIE laboratory within 24 hours and processed immediately using FDA-NARMS protocols for bacterial detection and isolation. At the end of the five years of this Cooperative Agreement, the bacteriological database for further AMR characterization, both at FDA and TTU, will be greatly improved and expanded. Furthermore, data trend analysis will allow local and federal researchers to determine if resistant bacteria are clustered in certain cities or areas of the country. Lastly, the results of this project will improve educational activities and knowledge of local producers and retailers on antibiotic resistance.