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Multidrug Resistance : An Emerging Crisis
Joint Authors
Das, Shrayanee
Tanwar, Jyoti
Fatima, Zeeshan
Hameed, Saif
Source
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The resistance among various microbial species (infectious agents) to different antimicrobial drugs has emerged as a cause of public health threat all over the world at a terrifying rate.
Due to the pacing advent of new resistance mechanisms and decrease in efficiency of treating common infectious diseases, it results in failure of microbial response to standard treatment, leading to prolonged illness, higher expenditures for health care, and an immense risk of death.
Almost all the capable infecting agents (e.g., bacteria, fungi, virus, and parasite) have employed high levels of multidrug resistance (MDR) with enhanced morbidity and mortality; thus, they are referred to as “super bugs.” Although the development of MDR is a natural phenomenon, the inappropriate use of antimicrobial drugs, inadequate sanitary conditions, inappropriate food-handling, and poor infection prevention and control practices contribute to emergence of and encourage the further spread of MDR.
Considering the significance of MDR, this paper, emphasizes the problems associated with MDR and the need to understand its significance and mechanisms to combat microbial infections.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tanwar, Jyoti& Das, Shrayanee& Fatima, Zeeshan& Hameed, Saif. 2014. Multidrug Resistance : An Emerging Crisis. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tanwar, Jyoti…[et al.]. Multidrug Resistance : An Emerging Crisis. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Tanwar, Jyoti& Das, Shrayanee& Fatima, Zeeshan& Hameed, Saif. Multidrug Resistance : An Emerging Crisis. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-479983
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-479983