vancomycin-resistant enterococci; VRE
Medical term for enterococci bacteria resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. Often abbreviated as VRE in clinical settings.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci are one of the causative agents of hospital-acquired infections.
The detection rate of VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci) is increasing.
Refers to enterococci in general, without specifying antibiotic resistance.
The antibiotic vancomycin; the compound to which these bacteria are resistant.
Compound of バンコマイシン (vancomycin), 耐性 (resistance), and 腸球菌 (enterococci). A direct calque of the English medical term.