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Prevalence of antibiotic resistance among enterococci isolated in Greece. 1995

J Douboyas, and A Tsakris

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004352	Drug Resistance, Microbial	The ability of microorganisms, especially bacteria, to resist or to become tolerant to chemotherapeutic agents, antimicrobial agents, or antibiotics. This resistance may be acquired through gene mutation or foreign DNA in transmissible plasmids (R FACTORS).	Antibiotic Resistance,Antibiotic Resistance, Microbial,Antimicrobial Resistance, Drug,Antimicrobial Drug Resistance,Antimicrobial Drug Resistances,Antimicrobial Resistances, Drug,Drug Antimicrobial Resistance,Drug Antimicrobial Resistances,Drug Resistances, Microbial,Resistance, Antibiotic,Resistance, Drug Antimicrobial,Resistances, Drug Antimicrobial
D006115	Greece	A country in southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. The capital is Athens.	Crete,Macedonia (Greece)
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016908	Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections	Infections caused by bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain (positive) when treated by the gram-staining method.	Bacterial Infections, Gram-Positive,Infections, Gram-Positive Bacterial,Bacterial Infection, Gram-Positive,Bacterial Infections, Gram Positive,Gram Positive Bacterial Infections,Gram-Positive Bacterial Infection,Infection, Gram-Positive Bacterial,Infections, Gram Positive Bacterial
D016983	Enterococcus	A genus of gram-positive, coccoid bacteria consisting of organisms causing variable hemolysis that are normal flora of the intestinal tract. Previously thought to be a member of the genus STREPTOCOCCUS, it is now recognized as a separate genus.