noun
vancomycin-resistant enterococci; VRE
Medical term for enterococci bacteria resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. Often abbreviated as VRE in clinical settings.
バンコマイシン耐性腸球菌は院内感染の原因菌の一つです。
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci are one of the causative agents of hospital-acquired infections.
VRE（バンコマイシン耐性腸球菌）の検出率が上昇している。
The detection rate of VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci) is increasing.
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.