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.
An international team of researchers has discovered an antibiotic compound which is effective against a broad spectrum of pathogens. First tests have shown that it does not generate resistance. A
Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) have confirmed the spread of a “multidrug-resistant plasmid” in a hospital. This plasmid is a mobile genetic element which can transfer
Antimicrobial resistance is a growing concern: Hospitals are increasingly being confronted with bacterial infections for which there is no cure. The frequent use of broad spectrum antibiotics, which
