Definitions

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  • initialism medicine, microbiology vancomycin-resistant enterococcus
  • proper noun Virginia Railway Express

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Examples

  • It seems to me that even if Amtrak does pull out of C’ville, it’s only a matter of time before the VRE is extended to Warrenton, then Culpepper, and it seems a no-brainer on down through Orange and onto C’ville.

    Group Advocates for Regional Rail at cvillenews.com 2005

  • Even worse, they indicated a second, equally serious drug-resistant bug: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, known as VRE.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Even worse, they indicated a second, equally serious drug-resistant bug: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, known as VRE.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Even worse, they indicated a second, equally serious drug-resistant bug: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, known as VRE.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • Bugs from two patients carried the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Enterococcus faeium, referred to as VRE, because the last line of defense for treating this bug was the antibiotic vancomycin, which the bacteria have now become resistant to.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Bugs from two patients carried the antibiotic-resistant bacteria Enterococcus faeium, referred to as VRE, because the last line of defense for treating this bug was the antibiotic vancomycin, which the bacteria have now become resistant to.

    Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Local News 2011

  • The VRE is a solution, but not a great one as number of daily trips are limited.

    News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010

  • There is no known cure to completely rid the colonised or infected patients of VRE, which is most commonly spread by touching a surface such as a hospital bed or table that has the bacteria on it.

    Central Western Daily 2009

  • Everybody carries the enterococci bacteria, NSW Health says, but only a small number of people develop the mutant strain VRE, which is resistant to antibiotics.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

  • Everybody carries the enterococci bacteria, NSW Health says, but only a small number of people develop the mutant strain VRE, which is resistant to antibiotics.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2009

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