FDA Finds Positive and Negative Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) 2011 Executive Report, showing both increasing and decreasing antimicrobial resistance trends. NARMS was established in 1996 as a partnership between the FDA, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to track antibiotic resistance in foodborne bacteria. The Executive Report summarizes data previously released by each of the three agencies.