AQA GCSE History · 8145
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GCSE History · key term
The ability of bacteria to survive an antibiotic that would normally kill them or stop their growth.
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The ability of bacteria to survive an antibiotic that would previously have killed them or stopped their growth.
Revise: Advances in Medicines: Magic Bullets and AntibioticsOne continuing problem is antibiotic resistance. Some bacteria can survive a medicine that previously worked against them, making infections harder to treat. Penicillin-resistant strains appeared as early as 1942, and overuse of antibiotics has contributed to the problem.
Antibiotic resistance develops in bacteria, not in the patient. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viral infections.
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