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Antibiotic ResistanceAka: Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance

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  1. See Also
    1. Emerging Infections
    2. Nosocomial Pneumonia
  2. Factors Affecting Drug Resistance
    1. Antibiotic Overuse
      1. Viral Upper Respiratory Infections
      2. Agricultural antibiotic use
    2. Increasing Incidence of immunocompromised patients
    3. Food supply globalization
  3. Emerging Drug Resistance
    1. Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
    2. Penicillin Resistant Pneumococcus
    3. Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
    4. Multi-resistant Gram Negative Bacilli
      1. Nosocomial outbreaks
      2. Restricted drug use sometimes beneficial
    5. Multi-Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhea
    6. Multi-Resistant Tuberculosis
  4. Resources
    1. Centers for Disease Control
      1. Patient Education Tools on appropriate antibiotic use
        1. http://www.cdc.gov/antibioticresistance/tools.htm
    2. Patient Education from FamilyDoctor.org
      1. Antibiotic Resistance
        1. http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/659.html
      2. Antibiotic Indications
        1. http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/680.html
  5. Reference
    1. Hooton (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(6):1087
    2. Sensakovic (2001) Med Clin North Am 85:115
    3. (1995) Lecture: M Osterholm, MD, Minneapolis, MN

Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial (C0949285)

Definition (NCI)The mechanisms, functions, activities, or processes exhibited by microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to antibiotics.
ConceptsOrganism Attribute (T032)
MSHD004352
EnglishAntibiotic Resistance
Parent ConceptsDrug resistance (C0013203)
SourcesCSP, MSH, NCI
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Antimicrobial Resistance (C1456627)

ConceptsClinical Attribute (T201)
EnglishAntimicrobial Resistance
SourcesMEDLINEPLUS
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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