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National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Antibiotic Resistance
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What is an antibiotic?
What is antibiotic resistance?
Why are bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics?
What is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doing to monitor antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria?
Why is antibiotic resistance a food safety problem?
How do bacteria that are in food become resistant to antibiotics?
Why are antibiotics used in food-producing animals?
Does the use of antibiotics to promote growth pose a public health risk?
How does antibiotic use in animals differ from use in humans?
How much is used in food-producing animals?
Which antibiotics used in food-producing animals are related to antibiotics used in humans?
How do resistant bacteria spread from animals to humans?
What is the human health consequence of increasing antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria?
What can be done to slow antibiotic resistance?
Date: June 1, 2005
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