penicillin resistant
/ˌpɛnɪˈsɪlɪn rɪˈzɪstənt/
adjective
- Describing bacteria or an infection that cannot be killed or stopped by penicillin.
- The lab report showed that the bacteria were penicillin-resistant.
- Hospitals are seeing more cases of penicillin-resistant strep.
- Penicillin-resistant infections require stronger or different antibiotics.
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