Resistant Infections

• Resistant bacteria infections are caused by bacteria that are not killed or that are only slowed by traditional antibiotics such as penicillin, methicillin and amoxicillin.
  
  

Transmission

• Most resistant bacteria infections are acquired in hospitals or health care facilities after medical procedures, but they also can be transmitted from person to person.
  
  

Development

• Resistant bacteria have genetic mutations that allow them to survive exposure to antibiotics. These mutations can be passed on as the bacteria reproduce.
  
  

Inter-species

• Resistant bacteria can be transmitted from a person to an animal, and resistant bacteria infections are common among farm animals.
  
  

Treatment

• Treatment of resistant bacteria infections, particularly MRSA, is difficult, as they generally respond to only one antibiotic: vancomycin. There is evidence that some bacteria are developing vancomycin resistance.