Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
Other namesVancomycin-resistant enterococci
SEM micrograph of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
SpecialtyMicrobiology
PreventionScreen with peri-rectal swab
TreatmentLinezolid

Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), are bacterial strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin.

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