superbug

Back at the hospital, Dad came down with a blood infection with MRSA, the horrific superbug that hangs around medical facilities.
The Long Goodbye: How COVID-19 Took My Dad’s Life|Randy Dotinga|January 11, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Our visionary scientists have found the Achilles heel of yet another enemy of the State—the Superbug!
The Fake Superbug Cure|Kent Sepkowitz|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Drug-resistant gonorrhea, the so-called sex superbug found in Hawaii, is no killer on par with AIDS, as some reports suggest.
Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea, the ‘Sex Superbug,’ Is Not Worse Than AIDS|Kent Sepkowitz|May 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The latest superbug, NDM-1, has a shadowy past with hospitals.
10 Surprising Facts About Superbugs|The Daily Beast|August 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

No, but nearly one in eight of these cell phones were found to harbor MRSA, the rampant superbug found in hospitals.
10 Surprising Facts About Superbugs|The Daily Beast|August 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for superbug

superbug

/ (ˈsuːpəˌbʌɡ) /

noun

informal an infective microorganism that has become resistant to antibiotics

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Medical definitions for superbug

superbug

[ sōō′pər-bŭg′ ]

Any of various disease-causing bacteria that develop a resistance to drugs normally used to control or eradicate them.