Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | |
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Other names | Vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
SEM micrograph of vancomycin-resistant enterococci | |
Specialty | Microbiology |
Prevention | Screen with peri-rectal swab[1] |
Treatment | Linezolid [2] |
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), are bacterial strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin.[3]
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