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cross-resistance
pharma., life.sc., agric. odporność krzyżowa; odporność mieszana
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cross resistance
med. Resistance to one or more drugs that occurs as a result of previous exposure to a similar drug. For example, HIV resistance to one non¬ nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor NNRTI drug may produce resistance to all drugs in the NNRTI drug class, including drugs never used. Excluding all drugs in a drug class from an HIV regimen drug sparing is a strategy used to prevent cross resistance. see also class-sparing regimen, drug resistance