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The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).
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- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Drug Resistances, Microbial
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial
- Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
- Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug
- Antimicrobial Drug Resistances
- Antimicrobial Resistances, Drug
- Drug Antimicrobial Resistance
- Drug Antimicrobial Resistances
- Resistance, Antibiotic
- Resistance, Drug Antimicrobial
- Resistances, Drug Antimicrobial
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; not for protozoa: index DRUG RESISTANCE
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1963; for ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE use DRUG RESISTANCE 2002-2007
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- National Library of Medicine. Microbial Drug Resistance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004352. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004352
- Microbial Drug Resistance. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial_resistance
- Microbial Drug Resistance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21698220