##  [Antimicrobial Resistance Development](/antimicrobial-resistance-development) 

  ##  [Antimicrobial Resistance Development](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/antimicrobial-resistance-development-0) 

  

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Definition

The population-level evolutionary and ecological process by which microorganisms acquire, amplify, or select for genetic and phenotypic traits that reduce their susceptibility to one or more antimicrobial agents, thereby decreasing the agents' clinical or epidemiological effectiveness.