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...