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National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
(NARMS) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Antibiotic
Resistance - What is the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) doing to monitor antibiotic resistance
in foodborne bacteria? |
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| NARMS Home
> FAQ
Antibiotic Resistance
> What
is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doing
to monitor antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria?
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| To monitor antibiotic resistance, CDC, supported by
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and in partnership
with state and local health departments established
the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System
for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS) in 1996. This system detects
emerging resistance and guides studies that evaluate
where and how people become infected with resistant
foodborne bacteria. For more information, see the NARMS
website at www.cdc.gov/narms.
CDC and state health departments investigate outbreaks
caused by particular bacteria, and conduct other studies
to better understand the circumstances under which they
arise and spread. |
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Date:
June 1, 2005
Content source: National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne, and Enteric Diseases (ZVED)
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