For the first time, the new report from the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System includes whole genomic sequencing data from patients infected with antibiotic-resistant Salmonella.
NARMS is an interagency partnership between the U.S Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, local and state health departments and the CDC. The collaboration tracks data on antibiotic resistance among six types of bacteria that can cause diarrhea or bloodstream infections.
Whole genome sequencing is a laboratory procedure used to identify the genetic intricacies of the genome of an organism in a singular process. The data generated from this process allows the CDC to track antibiotic resistance patterns more effectively, which in turn helps physicians prescribe more successful treatment and assist public health officials in better understanding the common practices that could be contributing to resistance.
The CDC also provides access to an interactive web tool that can be used to access antibiotic resistance data from state to state. Find the interactive web tool here.
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