Resistance Flashcards by Ragi Rajendran | Brainscape

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Staphylococcus

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Penicillinases (beta-lactamases) break lactam ring structure

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MRSA

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– Structural change in PBPs (e.g., methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus [MRSA], penicillin-resistant pneumococci)

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Pseudomonas

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– Change in porin structure

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