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- initialism medicine, microbiology
vancomycin -resistant enterococcus - proper noun Virginia Railway Express
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Examples
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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.
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Even worse, they indicated a second, equally serious drug-resistant bug: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, known as VRE.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Even worse, they indicated a second, equally serious drug-resistant bug: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, known as VRE.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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Even worse, they indicated a second, equally serious drug-resistant bug: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, known as VRE.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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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.
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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.
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The VRE is a solution, but not a great one as number of daily trips are limited.
News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010
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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.
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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.
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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.
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