resistant strains

См. также в других словарях:

• 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

• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — MRSA redirects here; you may be looking for Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus SEM micrograph of MRSA Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Drug-resistant Diseases — ▪ 1994       Infectious agents continually undergo genetic change. Today, however, this process is being fostered by human behaviour and, ironically, modern medicine. One culprit is the overuse of antibiotics. Some authorities estimate that half… …   Universalium

• Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — (VRSA) is a strain of Staphylococcus aureus that has become resistant to the glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin. With the increase of staphylococcal resistance to methicillin, vancomycin (or teicoplanin) is often a treatment of choice in… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Extensive drug resistant — Mit der englischen Bezeichnung Extensive drug resistant oder dessen Kürzel XDR werden Krankheitserreger bezeichnet, die umfassend widerstandsfähig gegen Arzneimittel“ sind, sich unter Anderem also gegen die meisten herkömmlichen Antibiotika… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety.       In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …   Universalium

• Antibiotic resistance — is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic. While a spontaneous or induced genetic mutation in bacteria may confer resistance to antimicrobial drugs, genes that confer resistance can be… …   Wikipedia

• Staphylococcus aureus — Scanning electron micrograph of S. aureus, 20,000 times enlargement, false color added Scientific classification Domain: Bacteria …   Wikipedia

• Antimalarial drug — Antimalarial drugs are designed to prevent or cure malaria. Some antimalarial agents, particularly chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, are also used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus associated arthritis. There are many of these… …   Wikipedia