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nonsusceptibility

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nonsusceptibility: see immunity immunity, ability of an organism to resist disease by identifying and destroying foreign substances or organisms. Although all animals have some immune capabilities, little is known about nonmammalian immunity.
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The cumulative pneumococcal non-beta lactam antibiotic nonsusceptibility rates verified from local Turkish studies are as follows: Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole 39%, tetracycline 19%, erythromycin 18%, azithromycin 18%, clarithromycin 10%, ofloxacin 13%, clindamycin 9%, chloramphenicol 5%, rifampicin 1.
Emergence of new 19A strains may represent a successful vaccine escape mechanism used by PCV7-targeted clones, and antimicrobial drug nonsusceptibility provides an additional survival advantage that could help these organisms spread further.
Sentinel surveillance has been found to accurately predict penicillin nonsusceptibility in states that had low between-laboratory variation, although it has been shown inadequate when the prevalence of resistance is rather low.
 
 
 
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