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MeSH Heading: Drug Resistance, Multiple
Tree Number(s): G07.690.773.984.300
Unique ID: D018432
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018432
Annotation: DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, VIRAL; and DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, FUNGAL are also available
Scope Note: Simultaneous resistance to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs.
Entry Term(s): Drug Resistance, Extensively; Extensively Drug Resistance; Extensively-Drug Resistance; Multi-Drug Resistance; Multi-Drug Resistant; Multidrug Resistance
Previous Indexing: Drug Resistance (1981-1994); Drug Resistance, Microbial (1966-1994)
See Also: ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B; ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins; Genes, MDR
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
Date Introduced: 1995/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Concept UI: M0027656
Scope Note: Simultaneous resistance to several structurally and functionally distinct drugs.
Terms: Drug Resistance, Multiple Preferred Term
Term UI T054920
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Multi-Drug Resistance
Term UI T054919
Date12/06/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Multidrug Resistance
Term UI T054921
Date10/04/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Multi-Drug Resistant
Term UI T001149179
Date06/26/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025)

Drug Resistance, Multiple MeSH Descriptor Data 2026