Drug Resistance, Microbial
"Drug Resistance, Microbial" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).
| Descriptor ID |
D004352
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G06.225 G07.690.773.984.269
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| Concept/Terms |
Drug Resistance, Microbial- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Drug Resistances, Microbial
- Antimicrobial Drug Resistance
- Antimicrobial Drug Resistances
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 25 | 28 | 53 |
| 2018 | 27 | 28 | 55 |
| 2019 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Drug Resistance, Microbial" by people in Profiles.
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MDRO transmission in acute hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2021 08 01; 34(4):365-371.
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Resetting the agenda for antibiotic resistance through a health systems perspective. Lancet Glob Health. 2021 07; 9(7):e1022-e1027.
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COVID-19 Lockdowns May Reduce Resistance Genes Diversity in the Human Microbiome and the Need for Antibiotics. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Jun 26; 22(13).
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Tackling antibiotic resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic is a new challenge for paediatricians. Acta Paediatr. 2021 09; 110(9):2650-2651.
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COVID-19 and emergence of antimicrobial resistance: A most neglected aspect of health emergency in Pakistan. Diabetes Metab Syndr. 2021 Jul-Aug; 15(4):102179.
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River restoration changes distributions of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and microbial community. Sci Total Environ. 2021 Sep 20; 788:147873.
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Antibiotic resistance in diabetic foot infection: how it changed with COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care center. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2021 May; 175:108797.
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Biocide-tolerance and antibiotic-resistance in community environments and risk of direct transfers to humans: Unintended consequences of community-wide surface disinfecting during COVID-19? Environ Pollut. 2021 Aug 15; 283:117074.
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Increased antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2021 Apr; 57(4):106324.
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Learning from COVID-19 to Tackle Antibiotic Resistance. ACS Infect Dis. 2021 04 09; 7(4):693-694.