penicillin-resistant

• Qualifie un micro-organisme, généralement une bactérie, sur lequel l'antibiotique pénicilline n'a pas d'effet.

Describes a microorganism, typically a bacterium, that is not affected by the antibiotic penicillin.

1. Unaffected by penicillinC1formalmedical

   Describing a microorganism, especially a bacterium, that is not killed or inhibited by the antibiotic penicillin.

   résistant à la pénicilline

   • The patient was infected with a penicillin-resistant strain of bacteria.
   • Penicillin-resistant infections require alternative, often stronger, antibiotics.
   • Hospitals are increasingly concerned about the spread of penicillin-resistant organisms.