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What is Antimicrobial Resistance

Chapter 5
Handbook of Research on Social Marketing and Its Influence on Animal Origin Food Product Consumption
The ability of a bacteria to stop an antimicrobial, such as antibiotic, to work against it.
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Use of Antibiotics in Animals and Its Possible Impacts in the Environment
Jeeva M. Philip (Mahatma Gandhi University, India), Usha K. Aravind (Mahatma Gandhi University, India), and Charuvila T. Aravindakumar (Mahatma Gandhi University, India)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-4757-0.ch005
Abstract
The application of antibiotics to livestock has become a serious global concern. The increasing demand for animal protein leads to a greater use of antibiotics in livestock production. This is contributing to a global scale-up in antibiotic consumption. This chapter analyses the use of antibiotics in animals and the emergence of antibiotics as a class of contaminants which pollute the natural environment and create antimicrobial resistance. The conclusion is that the current system is unable to withstand ethical health concerns.
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Microbiological Water Quality: Water for Pharmaceutical Use
Natural process by which microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites, or other pathogens) develop resistance to the drugs used to treat them.
Published in Chapter: Microbiological Water Quality: Water for Pharmaceutical Use; From: Quality Control Applications in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturing Industry
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Taxing Meat and Animal Food Products
The ability of microbes, such as bacteria, viruses and parasites, to resist the effect of treatment with antibiotics, antivirals and antimalarials.
Published in Chapter: Taxing Meat and Animal Food Products; From: Handbook of Research on Social Marketing and Its Influence on Animal Origin Food Product Consumption
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Natural Products in the Fight Against Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria: Natural Antibiotics and Resistance
The ability of a microbe to survive and continue to multiply during and after the encounter with a certain antimicrobial agent. Antimicrobial resistance includes antibiotic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral resistance.
Published in Chapter: Natural Products in the Fight Against Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria: Natural Antibiotics and Resistance; From: Strategies to Overcome Superbug Invasions: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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