Integrated Surveillance for Antimicrobial Resistance in From Clinical and Retail Meat Sources Reveals Genetically Related Isolates Harboring Quinolone- and Ceftriaxone-Resistant Determinants.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance in foodborne pathogens, including nontyphoidal (NTS), is a public health concern. Pennsylvania conducts integrated surveillance for antimicrobial resistance in NTS from human and animal sources.

Methods: During 2015-2017, clinical laboratories submitted 4478 NTS isolates from humans and 96 isolates were found in 2520 retail meat samples.

Culturing stool specimens for Campylobacter spp., Pennsylvania, USA.

In 2010, we surveyed 176 clinical laboratories in Pennsylvania regarding stool specimen testing practices for enteropathogens, including Campylobacter spp. Most (96.3%) routinely test for Campylobacter spp.