Question: Do superbugs have names?

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  1. some have special names like MRSA (methicilin resistant staphylococcus aureus), Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP or CRE), Totally drug resistant Tuberculosis (TDR-TB) and Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

    but most are just known as a multidrug resistant strains of the species. species of major concern include Streptococcus pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella, and Neisseria gonorrhoea

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