VRE are resistant to vancomycin, the drug often used to treat infections caused by enterococci. Most VRE infections occur in hospitals. In 2017, VRE caused an estimated 54,500 infections among hospitalized patients and 5,400 estimated deaths in the United States. 1
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Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), are bacterial strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin. [3]
Overview VRE stands for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. It’s an infection with bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic called vancomycin.
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection is the most common type of infection acquired by patients while hospitalized. VRE are enterococci that have become resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin.
When enterococci are exposed to vancomycin, they sometimes develop ways to stop the antibiotic working, and this has led to the development of ‘vancomycin resistant enterococci’ (VRE). How do you get VRE? The following people are at an increased risk of becoming infected with VRE including those:
What is a vancomycin resistant enterococcus (VRE)? VRE is a strain of bacteria that can cause infection. Usually the antibiotic vancomycin is used to kill the bacteria. However, VRE is resistant to vancomycin and makes it difficult to treat. VRE most commonly causes an infection in the urinary tract, blood, or a wound.
VRE stands for vancomycin-resistant enterococci. When antibiotic-resistant enterococci gets into certain places in the body, such as the bloodstream, they can cause a hard-to-treat infection.