The term is currently used to designate either a place or a philosophy of care for persons in the last stages of life and their families. For decades there have been hospices in England, free-standing facilities unaffiliated with hospitals and autonomous in terms of professional procedures.
Antimicrobial resistance refers to the resistance of a microbial organism to a drug or an agent that was previously effective in eliminating the organism or checking its growth and multiplication. Drug resistant strains generally evolve over a period of time in nature.
Bacteria and Drug Resistance. Bacteria live in our bodies and in our environment, usually without causing any illness. When bacteria do make us sick, antibiotics are usually available to treat the illness. However, over time, bacteria develop resistance to some types of antibiotics. This means that the drugs are no longer effective at killing the bacteria and the infections become harder to treat. If bacteria are resistant to more than one type of antibiotic, they are called multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs.