Drug Microorganism Mechanism of resistance
β-lactum (carbapen) Enterobactericeae(E.coli) Drug degrading enzyme
β-lactum (methicillin) Staphylococcus aureus Production of an additional enzyme that avoids binding
Macrolide Streptococcus pneumoniae Drug efflux pump
Vancomycin Enterococcus Changes in target
Multiple drugs Pseudomonas aeruginosa Loss of porin
Vancomycin Staphylococcus aureus Cell wall thickening changes in target
Quinolone Gonococci Mutation in target
Sulfonamide Enterococcus Over production of target site
Table 1: The list of drug resistant bacteria along with their mechanism of resistance.