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  2. Multiple drug resistance - Wikipedia

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    Multiple drug resistance (MDR), multidrug resistance or multiresistance is antimicrobial resistance shown by a species of microorganism to at least one antimicrobial drug in three or more antimicrobial categories. [1] Antimicrobial categories are classifications of antimicrobial agents based on their mode of action and specific to target ...

  3. Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria - Wikipedia

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    MDR strains of Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Acinetobacter baumannii have become of most concern because they have been reported by hospitals all around the United States. There are many factors which could be contributed to the existence and spread of MDR gram-negative bacteria such as the: overuse or misuse of existing ...

  4. Multidrug-resistant bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR bacteria) are bacteria that are resistant to three or more classes of antimicrobial drugs. [1] MDR bacteria have seen an increase in prevalence in recent years [ clarification needed ] [ 2 ] and pose serious risks to public health .

  5. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis (TB) infection caused by bacteria that are resistant to treatment with at least two of the most powerful first-line anti-TB medications (drugs): isoniazid and rifampicin.

  6. List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    MDR TB Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis: ME Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: ME/CFS Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: MERS Middle East respiratory syndrome: MFS Marfan syndrome: MI Myocardial infarction: MID Multi-infarct dementia: MIS Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome MIS-A Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in adults MIS-C

  7. Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is a form of tuberculosis caused by bacteria that are resistant to some of the most effective anti-TB drugs.XDR-TB strains have arisen after the mismanagement of individuals with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).

  8. P-glycoprotein - Wikipedia

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    P-gp is a 170 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein, which includes 10–15 kDa of N-terminal glycosylation.The N-terminal half of the protein contains six transmembrane helixes, followed by a large cytoplasmic domain with an ATP-binding site, and then a second section with six transmembrane helixes and an ATP-binding domain that shows over 65% of amino acid similarity with the first half of the ...

  9. MDR - Wikipedia

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    mdr is the ISO 639 language code for the Mandar language; M. D. Ramanathan (1923–1984), Indian singer known as MDR; Mandatory declassification review, part of the process of removing the classification of a document; Medical Device Regulation (EU2017/745), a 2017 European Union regulation covering medical devices