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Abstract
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).
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- Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
- Multidrug Resistance, Bacterial
- Multiple Antibacterial Drug Resistance
- Bacterial Multidrug Resistance
- Bacterial Multidrug Resistances
- Resistance, Bacterial Multidrug
- Drug Resistance, Extensive, Bacterial
- Drug Resistance, Extensively, Bacterial
- Extensive Antibacterial Drug Resistance
- Extensively Antibacterial Drug Resistance
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5 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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2002
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- Drug Resistance, Microbial (1968-2001)
- Drug Resistance, Multiple (1994-2001)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Multiple Bacterial Drug Resistance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D024901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D024901
- Multiple Bacterial Drug Resistance. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multidrug-resistant_bacteria
- Multiple Bacterial Drug Resistance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2878482