Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, are an increasing problem worldwide, causing intractable woundinfections.

The first vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) was found in 1986. Since that time, VRE has become a growing problem. Bacteria resistant to vancomycin are commonly also resistant to a similar antibiotic called teicoplanin, and vice versa.

In recent decades, however, some enterococci have become resistant to vancomycin. The two main species that cause problems are vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis, with E.

The rectal culture may also be performed in a hospital or nursing home setting to see if someone carries vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) in their intestine, which can be spread to other patients.
How is the Test Performed?

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA or golden staph), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are serious public health problems.

Rectal culture. Alternative Names: Culture - rectal. Normal Values: ... Sometimes culture shows the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, which ...
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(Streptococcus faecalis Andrewes and Horder 1906 ) Schleifer & Kilpper-Bälz 1984 (γ-hemolytic)
Enterococcus faecium (Streptococcus faecium Orla-Jensen 1919) Schleifer & Kilpper-Bälz 1984 (γ-hemolytic; vancomycin-resistant enterococcus) ...

Study Evaluating Tigecycline in Selected Serious Infections Caused by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) or Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tigecycline ...

See also: Infections, Bacterial, Viral, Antibiotic, Staphylococcus aureus