Meanings
- uncountableA strain of gonorrhea that is resistant to many antibiotics
Lee, Bruce Y. (20 June 2022), “New Super Gonorrhea Strain Detected, Causes Sexually Transmitted Infection In Austrian Man”, in Forbes: “Speaking of naughty, you don’t catch super gonorrhea just by going to your local hardware store.”
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Basically, when we say ‘super gonorrhea’ we mean ‘gonorrhea superbug’. These are extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea with high-level resistance to the current recommended treatment for gonorrhea (ceftriaxone and azithromycin) including resistance to penicillin, sulphonamides, tetracycline, fluoroquinolones, macrolides.
“What's 'Super' about Super Gonorrhea?: A Q&A with WHO's Dr. Teodora Wi”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), WHO, (Can we date this quote?)
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super gonorrhea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/super%20gonorrhea
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