About The Medical Condition Beta-Lactam Resistance
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Beta-Lactam Resistance
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Beta-Lactam Resistance?
Nonsusceptibility of bacteria to the action of the beta-lactam antibiotics (ANTIBIOTICS, LACTAM). Mechanisms responsible for beta-lactam resistance may be degradation of antibiotics by BETA-LACTAMASES, failure of antibiotics to penetrate, or low-affinity binding of antibiotics to targets.
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