The term is currently used to designate either a place or a philosophy of care for persons in the last stages of life and their families. For decades there have been hospices in England, free-standing facilities unaffiliated with hospitals and autonomous in terms of professional procedures.
Antimicrobial resistance refers to the resistance of a microbial organism to a drug or an agent that was previously effective in eliminating the organism or checking its growth and multiplication. Drug resistant strains generally evolve over a period of time in nature.
What is the difference between Antimicrobial and Antibiotic? â¢ Antimicrobials act against a wide variety of organisms while antibiotics act only against bacteria. â¢ Antimicrobials include antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, anti helminthes and anti protozoa. â¢ Unlike in most of the antimicrobials, resistance is a problem with antibiotics.