antimicrobial resistance

collocation in English

meaningsofantimicrobialandresistance

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antimicrobial
adjective
uk
/ˌæn.ti.maɪˈkrəʊ.bi.əl/us
/ˌæn.t̬i.maɪˈkroʊ.bi.əl/
able to destroy harmful microbes (= small living things that can ...
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resistance
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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(Definition ofantimicrobialandresistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, any shift in the trends of seroprevalence andantimicrobialresistancepatterns of shigellae strains needs to be monitored very carefully in any geographical region.
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The global epidemic nature ofantimicrobialresistanceand the need to monitor and manage it locally.
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For non-typhoidal isolates,antimicrobialresistanceto ampicillin (62 %), chloramphenicol (67 %), and sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (37 %) was relatively higher than that reported elsewhere.
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Systematic monitoring is needed to identify most prevalent serotypes, and to detect changes in the prevalence andantimicrobialresistancepattern.
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Antimicrobialresistanceis extremely common among shigellae isolates.
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No clear relationship between plasmids andantimicrobialresistancewas observed.
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Table 2 showsantimicrobialresistancepatterns of all shigellae strains isolated during the period of study.
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Increasing prevalence ofantimicrobialresistanceamong uropathogens causing acute uncomplicated cystitis in women.
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We will also show that the multipleantimicrobialresistancewas encoded on a transmissible plasmid.
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It is the basic substrate for more detailed laboratory based surveillance strategies, including subtyping andantimicrobialresistancemonitoring.
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On the other hand, with the increasing use of extended-spectrum cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones,antimicrobialresistancemay have further complicated this problem.
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The discriminatory power ofantimicrobialresistancetyping and phage typing was lower (0.82 and 0.80 respectively).
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Nevertheless, the geographical distribution and the number of samples were large enough to reveal trends inantimicrobialresistanceduring this 8-year period.
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