Multiple drug resistance. 1999

L A Mitscher, and S P Pillai, and E J Gentry, and D M Shankel
Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-2506, USA. lmitscher@rx.pharm.ukans.edu

Multiple drug resistance to antibacterial agents, antifungals, antivirals, antiprotozoals, and antitumor agents has risen spectacularly in the last decade or so and presently threatens eventually to put an end to successful chemotherapy in all of the above fields. This review summarizes the known origins of the problem, its present dimensions, the means employed to combat the phenomenon and promising avenues for future developments.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000890 Anti-Infective Agents Substances that prevent infectious agents or organisms from spreading or kill infectious agents in order to prevent the spread of infection. Anti-Infective Agent,Anti-Microbial Agent,Antimicrobial Agent,Microbicide,Microbicides,Anti-Microbial Agents,Antiinfective Agents,Antimicrobial Agents,Agent, Anti-Infective,Agent, Anti-Microbial,Agent, Antimicrobial,Agents, Anti-Infective,Agents, Anti-Microbial,Agents, Antiinfective,Agents, Antimicrobial,Anti Infective Agent,Anti Infective Agents,Anti Microbial Agent,Anti Microbial Agents
D018432 Drug Resistance, Multiple Simultaneous resistance to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs. Drug Resistance, Extensively,Extensively Drug Resistance,Extensively-Drug Resistance,Multidrug Resistance,Multi-Drug Resistance,Extensively Drug Resistances,Extensively-Drug Resistances,Multiple Drug Resistance,Resistance, Extensively Drug,Resistance, Extensively-Drug,Resistance, Multiple Drug

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