What is a multidrug resistant organism (MDRO)?
Multidrug-resistant organisms, or MDROs, are bacteria that are resistant to at least three families of antibiotics. This means the antibiotics don’t work to treat your infection. While rare, some MDROs are resistant to all types of antibiotics.
Examples of multidrug-resistant organisms include:
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacterales Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales...