Definitions
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- noun The effect of the presence of one type of
bacterium onresistance of another to a specificantibiotic
Etymologies
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Examples
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These infections were screened for heteroresistance, and 19 hVISA cases were identified.
Medindia Health News 2010
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A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that patients who contracted a MRSA infection with heteroresistance, called hVISA, stayed in the hospital longer, were more likely to have the infection return after 90 days, and were twice as likely to die from it after 90 days than patients who do not have hVISA.
Medindia Health News 2010
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These infections were screened for heteroresistance, and 19 hVISA cases were identified.
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A Henry Ford Hospital study has found that patients who contracted a MRSA infection with heteroresistance, called hVISA, stayed in the hospital longer, were more likely to have the infection return after 90 days, and were twice as likely to die from it after 90 days than patients who do not have hVISA.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Researchers found that patients who contracted a MRSA infection with heteroresistance, called hVISA, stayed in the hospital longer, were more likely to have the infection return after 90 days, and were twice as likely to die from it after 90 days than patients who do not have hVISA.
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These infections were screened for heteroresistance, and 19 hVISA cases were identified.
Medindia Health News 2010
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Researchers found that patients who contracted a MRSA infection with heteroresistance, called hVISA, stayed in the hospital longer, were more likely to have the infection return after 90 days, and were twice as likely to die from it after 90 days than patients who do not have hVISA.
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These infections were screened for heteroresistance, and 19 hVISA cases were identified.
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