Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial

The ability of bacteria to resist or to become tolerant to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs simultaneously. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).

Year introduced: 2002

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Tree Number(s): G06.099.225.812, G06.225.347.812, G07.690.773.984.269.347.812, G07.690.773.984.300.500

MeSH Unique ID: D024901

Entry Terms:

• Multiple Antibacterial Drug Resistance
• Multidrug Resistance, Bacterial
• Bacterial Multidrug Resistance
• Bacterial Multidrug Resistances
• Resistance, Bacterial Multidrug
• Drug Resistance, Extensive, Bacterial
• Drug Resistance, Extensively, Bacterial
• Extensively Antibacterial Drug Resistance
• Extensive Antibacterial Drug Resistance

Previous Indexing:

• Drug Resistance, Microbial (1968-2001)
• Drug Resistance, Multiple (1994-2001)

See Also:

• Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
• Genes, MDR

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Microbiological Phenomena
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Drug Resistance, Microbial
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial

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Drug Resistance
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial