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.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), approximately 1.5 million people die each year from tuberculosis (TB), a disease of the lungs caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. People with a
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A long-term study by the Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center was able to show that the therapeutic success of patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is much higher than previously
How can the results of molecular resistance tests be used to optimize drug therapy for tuberculosis? An international panel of experts has updated a consensus document outlining how to interpret
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The development of antibiotic resistance is increasingly complicating the treatment of tuberculosis. Patients suffering from multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are particularly hard hit. In
As part of her autumn tour, the Federal Minister of Education and Research, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, visited the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) and the German Center for Infection
Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, with an estimated 1.4 million deaths and ten million people infected annually. Resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) variants of the
