Multidrug resistance means that bacteria or viruses are insensitive towards various antibiotics or antivirals, respectively.
Synonyms
Multiple drug resistance
Detailed description
There is a general increase of resistances against antibiotics. Infections with multidrug-resistant pathogens pose a serious problem as their treatment with antibiotics is difficult or not possible any more.
A new national cohort study from Latvia, conducted in collaboration with researchers from the clinical tuberculosis infrastructure (ClinTB) at the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at the
At the DZIF partner site in Giessen, a ceremonial kickoff meeting marked the launch of the GUARDIAN research project, which is funded with 3.5 million euros by the Federal Ministry of Research
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