noun
superbug; super-resistant bacteria
Medical and media term for bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics. Often used in news reports about drug-resistant infections.
See also: スーパー耐性菌
スーパーバグによる院内感染が問題になっている。
Hospital-acquired infections caused by superbugs have become a problem.
新しい抗生物質がスーパーバグに効くかもしれない。
A new antibiotic might work against superbugs.