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monoresistance

monoresistance noun: resistance to a single antibiotic.

Noun

monoresistance (countable and uncountable, plural monoresistances)

  1. resistance to a single antibiotic
    • Among the resistant strains, monoresistance to INH, SM and EMB was found in 6.0%, 0.6% and 0.6% of the tested strains respectively, as opposed to none for RMP. Of note, MDR isolates represented only 5 (3.0%) of 165 new TB cases included in the study.2015 August 19, “Molecular Typing of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex by 24-Locus Based MIRU-VNTR Typing in Conjunction with Spoligotyping to Assess Genetic Diversity of Strains Circulating in...

Forms of monoresistance

pluralmonoresistances

Origin of monoresistance

From mono- + resistance.

Questions about monoresistance

What does monoresistance mean?
Monoresistance means resistance to a single antibiotic.
What part of speech is monoresistance?
Monoresistance is a noun.
What is the plural of monoresistance?
The plural of monoresistance is monoresistances.

Words near monoresistance in the dictionary

  1. monoremes
  2. monorepo
  3. monorepos
  4. monorepositories
  5. monorepository
  6. monoresistance
  7. monoresistances
  8. monoresistant
  9. monorganic
  10. monorhamnolipid
  11. monorhamnolipids

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