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Development and Implementation of a Surface Water Pilot Study Within the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)
Citation:
Garland, J. Development and Implementation of a Surface Water Pilot Study Within the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). Triannual Public Meeting of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (virtual), NA, October 13 - 14, 2020.
Impact/Purpose:
Providing an update on relevant research planning activities as part of the public meeting of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System.
Description:
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), established in 1996, is an interagency collaboration of the FDA, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that monitors antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria. Environmental testing for evidence of AMR is a new domain, but is essential for a successful One Health AMR monitoring system. Environmental monitoring of surface water is being added to the new 2020-2025 National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB),and the NARMS strategic plan for 2020-2025. This presentation reviews the rationale for this work and defines the process for developing the the surface water montironioing pilot effort in coordiantuon with scientists from EPA, FDA, USDA, and CDC.