耐性菌(たいせいきん)

たいせいきん
noun
drug-resistant bacteria
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1. drug-resistant bacteria
Bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic that used to work on them. They spread when antibiotics are overused or not taken as prescribed.
耐性菌(たいせいきん)が増(ふ)えている。
Drug-resistant bacteria are increasing.
抗生物質(こうせいぶっしつ)の使(つか)いすぎは耐性菌(たいせいきん)を生(う)む。
Overusing antibiotics produces resistant bacteria.
病院(びょういん)で耐性菌(たいせいきん)による感染(かんせん)が広(ひろ)がり、治療(ちりょう)が難(むずか)しくなっている。
Infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria are spreading in hospitals, making treatment difficult.

Short for 薬剤(やくざい)耐性菌(たいせいきん) (bacteria resistant to drugs), from 耐性(たいせい) (resistance, tolerance) + 菌(きん) (bacteria). A medical word that also appears in news and in doctors' advice to finish a course of antibiotics.

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Added 2026.10.7 22:20 · Revised 2026.10.7 22:23
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