Svensk definition
Mikroorganismers förmåga att motstå eller utveckla tolerans för kemoterapeutiska medel eller antibiotika. Denna resistens kan förvärvas genom genmutationer eller främmande DNA vid plasmidöverföring (R-faktorer).
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Resistens mot antimikrobiella läkemedel
Engelsk definition
The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).
Svenska synonymer
Antimikrobiell läkemedelsresistens — Mikrobiell läkemedelsresistens — Mikrobiell antibiotikaresistens — Antibiotikaresistens
Engelska synonymer
Drug Resistances, Microbial — Antimicrobial Drug Resistance — Antimicrobial Drug Resistances — Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug — Antimicrobial Resistances, Drug — Drug Antimicrobial Resistance — Drug Antimicrobial Resistances — Resistance, Drug Antimicrobial — Resistances, Drug Antimicrobial — Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial — Antibiotic Resistance — Resistance, Antibiotic