Then, last year, a whirlwind of controversy blew up in her country about the highly resistant “superbugs”, bacteria containing the so-called “NDM-1” enzyme.

去年在她的国家掀起了一股争议的旋风，涉及高度耐药的“超级细菌”，即含有所谓的“NDM-1”酶的细菌。

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And currently, most of the bacteria carrying NDM-1 have been treatable using a combination of different antibiotics.

目前为止，大多数携带NDM - 1的细菌感染都可以用多种抗生素联用治愈。

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At least one of the NDM-1 infections the researchers analysed was resistant to all known antibiotics.

研究者分析现在至少有一种NDM - 1的感染对现在已知的所有抗生素都有耐药性。

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New Dehli Metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1) is thought to have emerged in India where poor sanitation and antibiotic use have helped resistance spread.

BBC: Analysis: Antibiotic apocalypse

So far fewer than 100 patients in the UK have been reported as carrying NDM-1 bacteria.

BBC: Action on antibiotics

NDM-1 is an enzyme produced by some bacteria which makes them resistant to carbapenem antibiotics.

BBC: Action on antibiotics