4030.0: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 - 8:30 AM

Abstract #32649

Agricultural Use of Antibiotics: Recent Evidence of Links to Resistant Pathogens and Foodborne Disease

Fred Angulo, DVM, PhD, NARMS Activity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, 404-371-5405, fja0@cdc.gov

Antimicrobial use in food animals selects for antimicrobial resistant bacteria which are transmitted to humans through the food supply, and may compromise treatment of infections in humans. Such resistance is tracked through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS). This presentation will review recent data from NARMS and other applied research activities, as well as similar data from Europe. These include data on Campylobacter resistant to the fluoroquinolone antibiotic, ciprofloxacin as well as resistant species of Salmonella.

Learning Objectives: none

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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