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Resistance Vocabulary

Mechanisms and named AMR patterns

  1. Resistance mechanism

    Think target change, enzyme destruction, reduced entry, efflux, or pathway bypass. This is mechanism vocabulary only.

    Reference MRSA · ESBL · CRE · VRE

    1. Target change

      MRSA and VRE are useful anchors for altered-target vocabulary.

      Reference MRSA · VRE · Vancomycin

    2. Drug-destroying enzymes

      ESBL covers expanded-spectrum beta-lactamase vocabulary; CRE covers carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, including some carbapenemase terms.

      Reference ESBL · CRE · Beta-lactams

    3. Healthcare AMR framing

      C. auris, CRE, VRE, and MRSA are important public-health vocabulary items in student study.

      Reference Candida auris / Candidozyma auris · CRE · VRE · MRSA