cross-resistance
Transferred defensive tolerance
Cross-resistance is the phenomenon where resistance to one substance confers resistance to related substances.
The term appears most often in medicine and agriculture: bacteria resistant to one antibiotic may resist others in the same class, or insects tolerant of one pesticide may survive exposure to similar chemicals.
The pathogen developed cross-resistance to multiple drugs.
Involving multiple pharmaceuticals
- MRSADrug-resistant staph infection
- superbugTreatment-resistant pathogen
- effluxOutward flow of fluid
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
tetracycline · cephalosporin · vancomycin · antimicrobial · susceptibility · breakpoint · MIC · spectrum
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- cytotoxicToxic to cells
- oncologyCancer medicine specialty
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
methotrexate · 5-fluorouracil · apoptosis · relapse · refractory
Self-replicating DNA circle
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- transformationThorough change in form
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
Disease prevention injection
- antigenImmune response inducer
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
- T-cellThymus-derived immune lymphocyte
monoclonal · cytokine · interferon · adaptive · neutralization · epitope
Toxic agent targeting pests
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- metabolicOf bodily chemistry
- knockdownBlow causing a fall
organophosphate · neonicotinoid · glyphosate · triazine · detoxification · esterase · rotation
multidrug
Involving multiple pharmaceuticals
penicillin · tetracycline · cephalosporin · vancomycin · antimicrobial · susceptibility · breakpoint · MIC · spectrum
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
platinum · methotrexate · 5-fluorouracil · apoptosis · relapse · refractory
plasmid
Self-replicating DNA circle
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- transformationThorough change in form
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
mutation · recombination · linkage · chromosomal · reversion
vaccine
Disease prevention injection
- antigenImmune response inducer
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- antibodyProtein targeting foreign substances
T-cell · monoclonal · cytokine · interferon · adaptive · neutralization · epitope
insecticide
Toxic agent targeting pests
- herbicideVegetation-destroying chemical
- fungicideChemical that kills mold
- metabolicOf bodily chemistry
knockdown · organophosphate · neonicotinoid · glyphosate · triazine · detoxification · esterase · rotation
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