What is meant by antibiotic or antimicrobial resistance?

Antibiotics are medicines that kill or slow the growth of bacteria, while antimicrobials kill or slow the growth of other organisms including bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. Antibiotic or antimicrobial resistance happens when the bacteria or organism develops a resistance to certain drugs. In other words, a particular drug is no longer able to kill or control the growth of a specific bacteria or organism. Other terms used to describe this situation include antibacterial resistance, and drug-resistance organisms. When a bacteria or organism is resistant to more than one drug, the term multidrug resistant (MDR) […]