superbug
IPA: sˈupɝbʌg
noun
- (informal) A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR).
- (informal) Any pathogen resistant to many, even all, of the biocides or other agents used to treat similar pathogens.
- (US) An invasive insect, Bemisia tabaci, that is a major pest of vegetable crops, both directly and as a virus vector.
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Examples of "superbug" in Sentences
- Dog sniffs out superbug.
- There is no vaccine for a superbug.
- The superbug hit UVA four years ago.
- Superbug is blamed for young mum's death.
- This is how a superbug traveled the world.
- Superbug was never designed to replace the F 14.
- Enterococcus faecium is another superbug found in hospitals.
- Superbug outbreaks in Ontario hospitals raise worrisome spectre.
- The superbug is already a problem in farm animals on the Continent.
- Cliff, a two year old beagle with trademark floppy ears, has been trained to sniff out patients infected with a superbug.
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