NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Enhance and Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens - South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

SC DHEC BOL-NARMS项目摘要 南卡罗来纳州卫生和环境控制部(SC-DHEC)，实验室局 BOL)，作为国家公共卫生实验室，致力于改善南方的生活质量 通过保护和促进公众和环境的健康，保护和促进卡罗莱纳州人。目的 该项目旨在加强对零售肉类中肠道细菌耐药性的监测。 样本。BOL食品微生物学实验室保持了检测食源性食品的能力 病原体和食品质量指示生物超过35年。在这份合作协议期间 食品微生物实验室将通过实施NARMS零售来增加实验室能力 肉类监控协议。从零售肉类样本中分离出的细菌将在哪里进行鉴定 适用于血清学和脉冲场凝胶电泳(PFGE)。结果将与 疾病控制中心(CDC)、食品和药物管理局(FDA)和DHEC Foodborne 并将用于推动食源性疾病暴发的识别。分离物 确认将提交给FDA-CVM进行抗生素敏感性检查。收集的抗生素耐药性数据为 将对监督抽样活动的结果进行分析和监测，以确定以下趋势 在适当的情况下分发给州流行病学家，并与州哨兵医院分享 公众可透过食环署署长的外部网站。这些活动将加强国家监测工作。 从零售肉类中分离的肠道细菌的耐药性并为推动 公共卫生政策和计划的制定。

SC DHEC BOL-NARMS Project Summary The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC-DHEC) , Bureau of Laboratories BOL), 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 samples. The BOL Food Microbiology Laboratory has maintained the capacity to test for foodborne pathogens and food quality indicator organisms for over 35 years. During this cooperative agreement the Food Microbiology Laboratory will increase laboratory capacity by implementing the NARMS retail meat surveillance protocols. Bacteria isolated from retail meat samples will be characterized where appropriate by serology and Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). Results will be shared with the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and DHEC Foodborne Epidemiologists and 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 sampling activities will be analyzed and monitored for trends which will be disseminated to state epidemiologists, when appropriate state sentinel hospitals, and shared with the public through DHEC’s external website. These activities will strengthen national efforts to monitor antimicrobial resistance among enteric bacteria isolated from retail meats and provide data to drive public health policy and program development.