drug-resistant strain

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• drug-resistant — adj. Drug resistant is used with these nouns: ↑germ, ↑strain …   Collocations dictionary

• multi-drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis — (MDR TB) A multi drug resistant strain is defined as Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid and rifampin, with or without resistance to other drugs …   Dictionary of microbiology

• Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis — (XDR TB) is a form of TB caused by bacteria that is resistant to the most effective anti TB drugs. It has emerged from the mismanagement of multidrug resistant TB (MDR TB) and once created, can spread from one person to another.One in three… …   Wikipedia

• Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis — Classification and external resources MeSH D018088 Multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) is defined as TB that is resistant at least to isoniazid (INH) and rifampicin (RMP), the two most powerful …   Wikipedia

• resistant — I. adjective Date: 15th century giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance often used in combination < wrinkle resistant clothes > < a drug resistant strain of virus > II. noun Date: 1580 one that resists ; resister …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• resistant — re·sis·tant also re·sis·tent tənt adj giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance often used in combination <a drug resistant strain of virus> …   Medical dictionary

• drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… …   Universalium

• Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… …   Universalium

• strain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 severe demand on strength, resources, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, real, severe, terrible, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• drug resistance — Property of a disease causing organism that allows it to withstand drug therapy. In any population of infectious agents, some have a mutation that helps them resist the action of a drug. The drug then kills more of the nonresistant microbes,… …   Universalium

• strain — 01. I [strained] my back picking up a large box while we were moving into our new apartment. 02. His long hours at work have really put a [strain] on his marriage. 03. The medical system in this province is under severe [strain], with many… …   Grammatical examples in English