耐たい性せい菌きん

noun

antibiotic-resistant bacteria; drug-resistant bacteria

Refers to bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics or other antimicrobial agents. Common in medical, public health, and news reporting.

• 耐たい性せい菌きんの出しゅつ現げんは世せ界かい的てきな問もん題だいになっている。

  The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has become a global problem.

• この薬くすりは多おおくの耐たい性せい菌きんに効こう果かがある。

  This drug is effective against many drug-resistant bacteria.