title: [Multi-drug resistant bacteria, a complex mechanism].
abstract: Bacteria are said to be multidrug resistant when they are only sensitive to a small number of antibiotics used as treatments. This problem of resistance appeared in hospitals soon after antibiotics were first used. In the 1960s, strains of staphylococcus became resistant to penicillin.
authors.affiliation: Cadre de Santé infirmier Hygiéniste, Service de Prévention du risque infectieux, Centre hospitalier de Versailles, France. jchilaire@ch-versailles.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hilaire
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents