Multiresistance

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Definition
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Form of antibiotic/virostatic resistance, in which bacteria or viruses are resistant to several different antibiotics or antivirals A distinction must be made here between genetically determined antibiotic resistance (e.g. cephalosporin resistance in enterococci) and acquired antibiotic resistance.

General definition
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Of importance are:

  • MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus strains)
  • VISA (Vancomycin intermediate-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strains)
  • AER, GRE (Vancomycin/Glycopeptide-resistant Enterococci Penicillin-resistant Pneumococci)
  • Multi-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.

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Daptomycin;

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Aer; Gre; Mrsa; Visa;

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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