Antibiotic Resistance
Antibiotic Resistance: (AMR or AR) is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe. The main term antibiotic resistance (AR or ABR) is a subset of AMR, as it applies only to bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
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Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of about 23,000 Americans every year. By 2050, they're projected to kill more people than cancer....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2019
Microbiology
APR 15, 2019
Hospital staff are encouraged to wash their hands to stop germs from spreading. It seems patients and rooms may also need decontamination....
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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APR 11, 2019
A drug-resistant fungal yeast, Candida auris, is spreading throughout hospitals worldwide. Deemed “an urgent threat” by the Center for Disease...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
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Aleishia Harris-Arnold
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