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vancomycin-resistant enterococcus |
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vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
Infectious disease An enterococcus, primarily Enterococcus faecium, resistant to most antibiotics, including aminoglycosides and vancomycin, once a 'last-resort' agent; VRE is primarily
nosocomial, in long hospitalizations–especially in the ICU, enteral feeding, liver transplants, antibiotic-associated colitis; it may be community acquired Management Ampicillin, penicillin G, teicoplanin–not US,
quinupristin/dalfopristin or linuzolid, both investigational. See Vancomycin. Cf Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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emerging pathogen Enterococcus faecium linezolid quinupristin and dalfopristin stool culture vancomycin vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus VRE VRSA Zyvox |
VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus) |
VRCR VRCS VRCT VRCV VRD Vrda VRDB VRDB VRDBs VRDC VRDCA VRDD VRDDO VRDE VRDI VRDK VRDL VRDL-CF VRDN VRDO VRDP VRDS VRDT VRDTCA VRE VRE VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus) VREAVREAL vreb VREBR VREC vRED Vreden, Edmund Vreden, Edmund Romanovich Vreden, Roman Vreden, Roman Romanovich Vreeland Vreeland Vreeland, Diana VREF VREF+10 VREF+20 VREF+30 VREF+40 VREFc VREFm VREFT VREG VREIN VREK VREL | |||||
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