also: ブイアールイー
vancomycin-resistant enterococcus; VRE
Medical term for enterococci bacteria resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. Used in clinical and infection-control contexts.
See also: バンコマイシン耐性腸球菌
VRE is one of the causative bacteria of hospital-acquired infections.
When VRE is detected in a patient, infection control measures are strengthened.