Get to know Superbug better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Superbug meaning
- A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR).
- Any pathogen resistant to many, even all, of the biocides or other agents used to treat similar pathogens.
- An invasive insect, Bemisia tabaci, that is a major pest of vegetable crops, both directly and as a virus vector.
Synonyms of Superbug
Using Superbug
- The main meaning on this page is: A strain of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics (e.g., MDR, XDR). | Any pathogen resistant to many, even all, of the biocides or other agents used to treat similar pathogens. | An invasive insect, Bemisia tabaci, that is a major pest of vegetable crops, both directly and as a virus vector.
- Useful related words include: bemisia tabaci, poinsettia strain, sweet-potato whitefly.
- In the example corpus, superbug often appears in combinations such as: the superbug.
Context around Superbug
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Superbug
- In this selection, "superbug" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, treating, antibiotic, resistant, infections, strains and having stand out and add context to how "superbug" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include becoming a superbug and combat this superbug and perhaps. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "superbug" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with superbug
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
More SuperBug titles remain to be claimed! (7 words)
Would you like your antibiotic superbug extra crispy or spicy? (10 words)
Three new drugs have shown to be effective in treating superbug infections. (12 words)
We believe that phages represent a promising means to treat bacterial infections, especially those that have developed resistance to current standard of care therapies, including the so-calledmultidrug-resistant or "superbug" strains of bacteria. (34 words)
The FDA approved Talicia to treat the increasing drug resistance Helicobacter pylori, news which suggests that the superbug apocalypse may not be as grim as we thought. (27 words)
The couple knew they had a possible key to solving the superbug crisis and a responsibility to share their knowledge with the rest of the world. (26 words)
Would you like your antibiotic superbug extra crispy or spicy? (10 words)
More SuperBug titles remain to be claimed! (7 words)
Example sentences (14)
His team's work is helping usher in new medications to combat this superbug, and perhaps others.
Three new drugs have shown to be effective in treating superbug infections.
In this age of the “superbug”, it is wise to become familiar with these infection-fighting alternatives.
We believe that phages represent a promising means to treat bacterial infections, especially those that have developed resistance to current standard of care therapies, including the so-calledmultidrug-resistant or "superbug" strains of bacteria.
Demanding that hospitals release lists of every superbug they find within their walls, however, as many transparency advocates want, is not the answer.
He picked up the superbug having sex with a woman in South East Asia.
In fact the two are English springer spaniels tasked with sniffing out C. difficile, a superbug that attacks people with weakened immune systems.
The couple knew they had a possible key to solving the superbug crisis and a responsibility to share their knowledge with the rest of the world.
The FDA approved Talicia to treat the increasing drug resistance Helicobacter pylori, news which suggests that the superbug apocalypse may not be as grim as we thought.
Would you like your antibiotic superbug extra crispy or spicy?
A synthetic version of the antibiotic teixobactin cleared a drug-resistant superbug infection in mice.
Email “Hospitals are contacting thousands of patients to tell them they may have contracted a 'superbug'”.
More SuperBug titles remain to be claimed!
There’s a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that you probably never heard of that could be on its way to becoming a superbug.
Common combinations with superbug
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: