penicillin-resistant

• Descreve um microrganismo, geralmente uma bactéria, sobre o qual o antibiótico penicilina não tem efeito.

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.

   Resistente à penicilina

   • 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.