Tolerance to antibiotics affects response
Antimicrobial resistance is increasing worldwide ([ 1 ][1]). More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections were identified in the United States in 2019, resulting in more than 35,000 deaths ([ 2 ][2]). Prior to the development of antimicrobial resistance, bacteria frequently develop enhanced antimicrobial tolerance ([ 3 ][3]). Antimicrobial resistance is the ability of a microbe to grow…