monoresistance

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ resistance

Noun

monoresistance (uncountable)

  1. resistance to a single antibiotic
    • 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 Morocco”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135695:
      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.
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