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Antibiotic ResistanceAka: Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance
- See Also
- Emerging Infections
- Nosocomial Pneumonia
- Factors Affecting Drug Resistance
- Antibiotic Overuse
- Viral Upper Respiratory Infections
- Agricultural antibiotic use
- Increasing Incidence of immunocompromised patients
- Food supply globalization
- Emerging Drug Resistance
- Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Penicillin Resistant Pneumococcus
- Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus
- Multi-resistant Gram Negative Bacilli
- Nosocomial outbreaks
- Restricted drug use sometimes beneficial
- Multi-Resistant Neisseria Gonorrhea
- Multi-Resistant Tuberculosis
- Resources
- Centers for Disease Control
- Patient Education Tools on appropriate antibiotic use
- http://www.cdc.gov/antibioticresistance/tools.htm
- Patient Education from FamilyDoctor.org
- Antibiotic Resistance
- http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/659.html
- Antibiotic Indications
- http://www.familydoctor.org/handouts/680.html
- Reference
- Hooton (2001) Am Fam Physician 63(6):1087
- Sensakovic (2001) Med Clin North Am 85:115
- (1995) Lecture: M Osterholm, MD, Minneapolis, MN
Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial (C0949285)
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| Definition (NCI) | The mechanisms, functions, activities, or processes exhibited by microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to antibiotics. |
| Concepts | Organism Attribute (T032)
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| English | Antibiotic Resistance |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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