Antimicrobial Resistance Antimicrobial resistance, also known as drug resistance, is the resistance acquired by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites against antimicrobial drugs that are used to treat infections. When the microorganisms become resistant to most antimicrobials they …
AMR is defined as resistance of microorganisms to an antimicrobial agent to which they were first sensitive. The present serious concern about AMR is that multiple types of bacteria, particularly in the Indian context — E. coli, Klebsiella, Acinetobacter, Staphylococcus …