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Lack of susceptibility of bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites to antimicrobial agents.

Video definition by Manica Balasegaram, GARDP (Switzerland).

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More information:

Methods for the determination of susceptibility of bacteria to antimicrobial agents. Terminology (Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2012)

Antimicrobial resistance: a global multifaceted phenomenon (Pathogens and Global Health, 2015)

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