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Antibiotic Policies: Fighting Resistance pp 113–133Cite as

Antimicrobial Resistance: Preventable or Inevitable?

Problem of the Era from Two Perspectives

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An antimicrobial agent is anything that inhibits microbial growth; unfortunately, introduction of a new antimicrobial agent is usually followed by the rapid emergence of resistance. Resistance can be intrinsic, which implies that not all species are intrinsically susceptible to all antimicrobials, or acquired depending on genetic or biochemical mechanisms used by the microorganism.

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Aksoy, D.Y., Tanriover, M.D., Unal, S. (2008). Antimicrobial Resistance: Preventable or Inevitable?. In: Gould, I.M., van der Meer, J.W. (eds) Antibiotic Policies: Fighting Resistance. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70841-6_8

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