Phenomena and Processes [G] » Microbiological Phenomena [G06] » Bacterial Physiological Phenomena » Drug Resistance, Bacterial » beta-Lactam Resistance
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Microbiological Phenomena [G06] » Drug Resistance, Microbial » Drug Resistance, Bacterial » beta-Lactam Resistance
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Physiological Phenomena [G07] » Pharmacological and Toxicological Phenomena » Pharmacological Phenomena » Drug Resistance » Drug Resistance, Microbial » Drug Resistance, Bacterial » beta-Lactam Resistance
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Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the action of the beta-lactam antibiotics. Mechanisms responsible for beta-lactam resistance may be degradation of antibiotics by BETA-LACTAMASES, failure of antibiotics to penetrate, or low-affinity binding of antibiotics to targets. MeSH
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