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What are antibiotic resistant bacteria?

April 26, 2017antibiotic bacteria resistant

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What are antibiotic resistant bacteria?

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When a microorganism becomes resistant to an antimicrobial agent, it has learned how to fortify the specific target that the agent attacks. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are bacteria which are no longer inactivated by antibiotic levels currently considered to be clinically effective. Bacteria strains that are resistant to antibiotics (Methicillin and Vancomycin) include: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Vancomycin Intermediate Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VISA) and Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VRE).