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.
Questions and answers on ESBL and AmpC-producing antimicrobial resistant bacteria. 1  Updated FAQ at the BfR of 19 January 2015. 2  Bacteria can be resistant to certain antibiotics. When this happens with pathogenic bacteria, these antibiotics remain ineffective if they are used to treat an illness caused by the bacteria.