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Antibiotic Resistance

Aka: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotic Resistant Infection, Antimicrobial Resistance
  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 NeisseriaGonorrhea
    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):1087-6
    2. Sensakovic (2001) Med Clin North Am 85:115-23
    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.
Concepts Organism Attribute (T032)
MSH D004352
English Antibiotic Resistance, Resistance, Antibiotic, antibiotic resistance, Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial
Czech rezistence na antibiotika
Portuguese Resistência a Antibióticos, Resistência Microbiana a Antibióticos
Spanish Resistencia a Antibióticos, Resistencia a Antibioticos, Resistencia Microbiana a Antibióticos, Resistencia Microbiana a Antibioticos
French Résistance microbienne aux antibiotiques, Antibiorésistance, Résistance des microbes aux antibiotiques
German Antibiotikaresistenz, Antibiotikaresistenz, mikrobielle
Dutch Geneesmiddelenresistentie, microbiële
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Antimicrobial Resistance (C1456627)

Concepts Clinical Attribute (T201)
English Antimicrobial Resistance
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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