Antimicrobial resistance
Resistance of microbes to drugs directed against them
Ratings
0
Nobody has rated this yet. Be the first!
Subclasses
1
Subject of
6
Lists
0
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR or AR) occurs when microbes evolve mechanisms that protect them from antimicrobials, which are drugs used to treat infections. This resistance affects all classes of microbes, including bacteria (antibiotic resistance), viruses (antiviral resistance), parasites (antiparasitic resistance), and fungi (antifungal...