title: The Establishment of the Colombian Integrated Program for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (COIPARS): A Pilot Project on Poultry Farms, Slaughterhouses and Retail Market.
abstract: The development of antimicrobial resistance among bacteria (AMR) is currently one of the world's most pressing public health problems. The use of antimicrobial agents in humans and animals has resulted in AMR which has narrowed the potential use of antibiotics for the treatment of infections in humans. To monitor AMR and to develop control measures, some countries, such as the USA, Canada and Denmark, have established national integrated surveillance systems (FDA, , CIPARS, 2007, DANMAP,2002). The components of these programs monitor changes in susceptibility/resistance to antimicrobial agents of selected zoonotic pathogens and commensal organisms recovered from animals, retail meats and humans. The rapid development of Colombia's animal production industry has raised food safety issues including the emergence of antibiotic resistance. The Colombian Integrated Surveillance Program for Antimicrobial Resistance (COIPARS) was established as a pilot project to monitor AMR on poultry farms, slaughter houses and retail markets.
authors.affiliation: Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria, Centro de Biotecnología y Bioindustria, Cundinamarca, Colombia.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Donado-Godoy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castellanos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arevalo
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Clavijo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bernal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: León
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tafur
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perez-Gutierrez
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003105:Colombia; D003132:Commerce; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005516:Food Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D011200:Poultry; D055818:Public-Private Sector Partnerships; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
keywords: Antimicrobial resistance; Campylobacter spp.; Enterococcus spp.; Escherichia coli; Salmonella spp.; integrated surveillance programs; poultry production