TY - JOUR

T1 - Review and Analysis of National Monitoring Systems for Antimicrobial Resistance in Animal Bacterial Pathogens in Europe

T2 - A Basis for the Development of the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Network in Veterinary Medicine (EARS-Vet)

AU - Mader, Rodolphe

AU - Muñoz Madero, Cristina

AU - Aasmäe, Birgit

AU - Bourély, Clémence

AU - Broens, Els M.

AU - Busani, Luca

AU - Callens, Bénédicte

AU - Collineau, Lucie

AU - Crespo-Robledo, Paloma

AU - Damborg, Peter

AU - Filippitzi, Maria Eleni

AU - Fitzgerald, William

AU - Heuvelink, Annet

AU - van Hout, Jobke

AU - Kaspar, Heike

AU - Norström, Madelaine

AU - Pedersen, Karl

AU - Pohjanvirta, Tarja

AU - Pokludova, Lucie

AU - Dal Pozzo, Fabiana

AU - Slowey, Rosemarie

AU - Teixeira Justo, Cristiana

AU - Urdahl, Anne Margrete

AU - Vatopoulos, Alkiviadis

AU - Zafeiridis, Christos

AU - Madec, Jean Yves

AU - Amat, Jean Philippe

AU - EU-JAMRAI

N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright © 2022 Mader, Muñoz Madero, Aasmäe, Bourély, Broens, Busani, Callens, Collineau, Crespo-Robledo, Damborg, Filippitzi, Fitzgerald, Heuvelink, van Hout, Kaspar, Norström, Pedersen, Pohjanvirta, Pokludova, Dal Pozzo, Slowey, Teixeira Justo, Urdahl, Vatopoulos, Zafeiridis, Madec and Amat.

PY - 2022

Y1 - 2022

N2 - The monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens of animals is not currently coordinated at European level. To fill this gap, experts of the European Union Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI) recommended building the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network in Veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet). In this study, we (i) identified national monitoring systems for AMR in bacterial pathogens of animals (both companion and food-producing) among 27 countries affiliated to EU-JAMRAI, (ii) described their structures and operations, and (iii) analyzed their respective strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). Twelve countries reported having at least one national monitoring system in place, representing an opportunity to launch EARS-Vet, but highlighting important gaps in AMR data generation in Europe. In total, 15 national monitoring systems from 11 countries were described and analyzed. They displayed diverse structures and operations, but most of them shared common weaknesses (e.g., data management and representativeness) and common threats (e.g., economic vulnerability and data access), which could be addressed collectively under EARS-Vet. This work generated useful information to countries planning to build or improve their system, by learning from others’ experience. It also enabled to advance on a pragmatic harmonization strategy: EARS-Vet shall follow the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) standards, collect quantitative data and interpret AMR data using epidemiological cut-off values.

AB - The monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens of animals is not currently coordinated at European level. To fill this gap, experts of the European Union Joint Action on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections (EU-JAMRAI) recommended building the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance network in Veterinary medicine (EARS-Vet). In this study, we (i) identified national monitoring systems for AMR in bacterial pathogens of animals (both companion and food-producing) among 27 countries affiliated to EU-JAMRAI, (ii) described their structures and operations, and (iii) analyzed their respective strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT). Twelve countries reported having at least one national monitoring system in place, representing an opportunity to launch EARS-Vet, but highlighting important gaps in AMR data generation in Europe. In total, 15 national monitoring systems from 11 countries were described and analyzed. They displayed diverse structures and operations, but most of them shared common weaknesses (e.g., data management and representativeness) and common threats (e.g., economic vulnerability and data access), which could be addressed collectively under EARS-Vet. This work generated useful information to countries planning to build or improve their system, by learning from others’ experience. It also enabled to advance on a pragmatic harmonization strategy: EARS-Vet shall follow the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) standards, collect quantitative data and interpret AMR data using epidemiological cut-off values.

KW - animal

KW - antibiotic

KW - antimicrobial resistance (AMR)

KW - Europe

KW - monitoring

KW - pathogen

KW - surveillance

KW - veterinary

U2 - 10.3389/fmicb.2022.838490

DO - 10.3389/fmicb.2022.838490

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 35464909

AN - SCOPUS:85133947565

VL - 13

JO - Frontiers in Microbiology

JF - Frontiers in Microbiology

SN - 1664-302X

M1 - 838490

ER -