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Bacterial strains of Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic vancomycin
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), are bacterial strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
Vancomycin-resistant_Enterococcus
Genus of bacteria
particularly virulent strains of Enterococcus that are resistant to vancomycin (vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, or VRE) have emerged in nosocomial
Enterococcus
Species of bacterium
Enterococcus faecium is a Gram-positive, gamma-hemolytic or non-hemolytic bacterium in the genus Enterococcus. It can be commensal (innocuous, coexisting
Enterococcus_faecium
Antibiotic medication
patient continues an ineffective treatment. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus emerged in 1986. Vancomycin resistance evolved in more common pathogenic
Vancomycin
Species of bacterium
et al. (March 2003). "Role of mobile DNA in the evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis". Science. 299 (5615): 2071–2074. Bibcode:2003Sci
Enterococcus_faecalis
Antibiotic resistant bacteria
and operon from a plasmid in Enterococcus faecium or Enterococcus faecalis. This mechanism differs from strains of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus
Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Vancomycin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus
Bacterium responsible for difficult-to-treat infections in humans
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), how treatment of MRSA infections has selected for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, and
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant_Staphylococcus_aureus
Antibiotic medication
Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis (including vancomycin-resistant enterococci), Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
Linezolid
Infection spread in hospitals or health care facilities
maltophilia Clostridioides difficile Escherichia coli Tuberculosis Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Legionnaires' disease In-dwelling catheters have recently
Hospital-acquired_infection
amoxicillin-clavulnate, and piperacillin-tazobactam (not all vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus isolates are resistant to penicillin and ampicillin) occasionally doxycycline
List_of_antibiotics
Species of true bug
have been found with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), but the significance
Cimex_lectularius
penicillin-resistant Enterococcus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, and linezolid-resistant Enterococcus. Tuberculosis (TB) resistant to antibiotics is called
List of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
List_of_antibiotic-resistant_bacteria
Resistance of microbes to drugs directed against them
beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing Enterobacterales, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MRAB). ResistanceOpen
Antimicrobial_resistance
US law
Flemming (1999). "Use of antimicrobial growth promoters in food animals and Enterococcus faecium resistance to therapeutic antimicrobial drugs in Europe". Emerging
Animal Drug Availability Act 1996
Animal_Drug_Availability_Act_1996
Species of bacterium
Enterococcus avium, a species of Enterococcus, is most commonly found in birds. Rarely, it is also a cause of infection in humans, and in such cases,
Enterococcus_avium
Species of bacterium
the vanC genotype and are intrinsically resistant to glycopeptides such as vancomycin. "Species: Enterococcus casseliflavus". LPSN.DSMZ.de. Collins, M
Enterococcus_casseliflavus
Combination drug
antibiotics used to treat infections caused by staphylococci and by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Quinupristin and dalfopristin are both streptogramin
Quinupristin/dalfopristin
Medical condition
2007 tuberculosis scare Drug resistance MRSA Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) Totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) Medicines Patent Pool
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Multidrug-resistant_tuberculosis
Bacteria resistant to three or more classes of antimicrobial drugs
Staphylococcus aureus Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus Streptococcus pneumoniae Gram-negative MDR bacteria Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Escherichia
Multidrug-resistant_bacteria
Inflammation of membranes around the brain
PMID 18171202. Zeana C, Kubin CJ, Della Latta P, Hammer SM (2001). "Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium meningitis successfully managed with linezolid: case
Meningitis
Species of bacterium
Enterococcus raffinosus is a bacterial species of the Gram-positive genus Enterococcus, named for its facultative anaerobic metabolism, including the ability
Enterococcus_raffinosus
Investigational antibiotic
vitro against drug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). The compound
Premethylenomycin_C_lactone
Abnormally low concentration of neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood
antibiotic-resistant organisms. These would include as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). Nutritional
Neutropenia
Measure of microorganism drug resistance
2011. Common multidrug-resistant organisms, typically bacteria, include: Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Multiple_drug_resistance
Antibiotic
"Synergistic activity of fosfomycin and chloramphenicol against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) isolates from bloodstream infections". Diagnostic
Chloramphenicol
Chemical compound
Vivo Studies of Oritavancin and Fosfomycin Synergism against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium". Antibiotics. 11 (10): 1334. doi:10.3390/antibiotics11101334
Fosfomycin
Pharmaceutical drug
combinations with daptomycin provide synergy against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium". The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Oritavancin
Class of antibiotics
effective in the treatment of vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), two of the most rapidly
Streptogramin
Chemical compound
dalfopristin) is used to treat infections by staphylococci and by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Through the addition of diethylaminoethylthiol to
Dalfopristin
hospital-acquired infections, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE). It is not uncommon for patients
Hyper-CVAD
Chemical compound
Denmark in 1995 as a feed additive, for its contributions to vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), and later banned in several other European countries
Avoparcin
antibiotic resistant bacteria ("super bugs") in NHS hospitals, such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and
Criticism of the National Health Service (England)
Criticism_of_the_National_Health_Service_(England)
syndrome Van Regemorter–Pierquin–Vamos syndrome Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal bacteremia) Varadi–Papp syndrome Varicella
List_of_diseases_(V)
Six virulent antibiotic-resistant pathogens
scientific names of six highly virulent and antibiotic resistant bacterial pathogens including: Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
ESKAPE
Antibiotic used to treat MRSA
than vancomycin against these organisms. Dalbavancin also shows in vitro activity against vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis
Dalbavancin
Infection-control precautions in health care
|journal= (help) Brooks S, Khan A, Stoica D, et al. Reduction in vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus and Clostridium difficile infections following change to tympanic
Transmission-based precautions
Transmission-based_precautions
Type of drug
to even vancomycin has been shown in some strains of S. aureus (sometimes referred to as vancomycin resistant S. aureus (VRSA) or vancomycin intermediate-resistance
Drug_of_last_resort
Coronary medication
against antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacteria including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. This study used
Ticagrelor
Antimicrobial chemical compounds derived from plants
potential for use against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bacteria. Cedar, garlic, locust, oak
Phytoncide
Class of pharmaceutical drugs
cephalosporins (e.g. ceftaroline) are effective against MRSA, Listeria spp., and Enterococcus faecalis. Cephalosporin compounds were first isolated from cultures of
Cephalosporin
Surfaces with antimicrobial copper coatings
infects the pulmonary and urinary tracts, blood and skin. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), a pathogenic bacterium that is the second leading cause
Antimicrobial copper-alloy touch surfaces
Antimicrobial_copper-alloy_touch_surfaces
Oxazolidinone-class antibiotic
urine. Tedizolid bactericidal activity on vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is time dependent
Tedizolid
insufficiency V/Q ventilation/perfusion scan VRE vancomycin-resistant enterococcus VRSA vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus VS vital signs versus visual
List of medical abbreviations: V
List_of_medical_abbreviations:_V
Hospital in Queensland, Australia
hospital was hit with an outbreak of an antibiotic resistant bug, Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus or VRE. The hospital closed two 30-bed wards to new
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Royal_Brisbane_and_Women's_Hospital
infections (HAI's) such as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) & Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), with a 2010 study showing that
Eye injuries during general anaesthesia
Eye_injuries_during_general_anaesthesia
Chemical compound
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), penicillin-resistant and multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae, and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus
Omadacycline
Amino acids not naturally encoded in the genome
modelling of vanT: A novel, membrane-bound, serine racemase from vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus gallinarum BM4174". Molecular Microbiology. 31 (6): 1653–1664
Non-proteinogenic_amino_acids
Protein family
terminating in D-lactate. As opposed to VanA-type strains which are resistant to both vancomycin and teicoplanin, VanB-type strains remain teicoplanin susceptible
VanY_protein_domain
Antibiotic
Staphylococcus aureus (but not penicillin-resistant or methicillin-resistant strains), Trueperella, and some Enterococcus. It is one of the few antibiotics that
Ampicillin
Chemical compound
effects through antibiofilm and combined interaction against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis". Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 70 (10): 426–432
Totarol
American pharmacist
isolates of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE), and methicillin-susceptible, methicillin-resistant, and tetracycline-resistant Staphylococcus
Kerry_LaPlante
Combination of two antibiotic drugs
linezolid, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and vancomycin against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with inducible clindamycin
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
Group of antibiotics
drug is used to treat patients with bacteremia caused by vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Multiple mechanisms of streptogramin resistance have
Streptogramin_A
Topics referred to by the same term
VRE may refer to: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus, a bacterial strain Variable renewable energy, an electricity generation class Virtual research environment
VRE
Pharmaceutical drug
caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. Teicoplanin is widely available in many European
Teicoplanin
Chemical compound
penicillin-sensitive, penicillin-resistant and ceftriaxone-resistant strains) and Enterococcus faecalis, but not against Enterococcus faecium. For Gram-negative
Ceftobiprole
Topics referred to by the same term
VREF or vref may stand for: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, an antibiotic-resistant microorganism VREF speed, the reference landing approach
VREF
Medical condition
PMID 28656013. Li G, Walker MJ, De Oliveira DM (2022-12-21). "Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus and Staphylococcus aureus". Microorganisms. 11 (1): 24.
Dukes'_disease
Chemical compound
pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), group A Streptococcus (GAS), and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) both in vitro and
PBT2
Species of bacterium
resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, (a critical pathogen on the World Health Organization priority pathogens list), vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium
Streptomyces_sp._myrophorea
Chemical compound
epidermidis, Streptococcus mutans, and Enterococcus faecium. Since it also has activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with a
Divaricatic_acid
Biodiversity Is helpful
that have gained resistance to antibiotics: vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Zoopharmacognosy is
Biodiversity_and_drugs
Chemical compound
It has been shown to inhibit methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) among other Gram-positive
Bottromycin
Selective and differential culture medium
Esculin Agar is used primarily to differentiate Enterococcus from Streptococcus. Members of the genus Enterococcus are capable of growing in the presence of
Bile_esculin_agar
Australian microbiologist
M. (2003-03-28). "Role of Mobile DNA in the Evolution of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis". Science. 299 (5615): 2071–2074. Bibcode:2003Sci
Ian_Paulsen
IT, et al. (2003). "Role of mobile DNA in the evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis". Science. 299 (5615): 2071–4. Bibcode:2003Sci..
List of sequenced bacterial genomes
List_of_sequenced_bacterial_genomes
Type of microbiology test
2025-02-24. "Enterococcus faecalis (Andrewes and Horder) Schleifer and Kilpper-Balz - 29212 | ATCC". www.atcc.org. Retrieved 2025-02-24. "Enterococcus faecalis
Disk_diffusion_test
"Molecular basis for vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium BM4147: biosynthesis of a depsipeptide peptidoglycan precursor by vancomycin resistance proteins
D-alanine—(R)-lactate_ligase
Class of transmembrane transport proteins
R. (2003-03-28). "Role of mobile DNA in the evolution of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis". Science. 299 (5615): 2071–2074. Bibcode:2003Sci
Dp-1_holin_family
Chemical compound
infections caused by: Escherichia coli, vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Streptococcus
Tigecycline
Species of bacterium
due to multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens in the ICU have invoked the re-emergence of colistin. However, colistin-resistant strains of K. pneumoniae
Klebsiella_pneumoniae
Class of antimicrobials developed by Dow Corning in the 1970s
Enterobacter aerogenes Enterobacter agglomerans Enterobacter cloacae Enterococcus Enterococcus faecalis Escherichia coli Klebsiella pneumoniae Klebsiella terrigena
Silane_quats
Biotechnology company based in Maryland, US
(ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03808103). VRELysin targets vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE), which in turn, may prevent subsequent infection as
Intralytix
Diseases which must be reported to Norwegian authorities
susceptibility to penicillin Infection or carrier state of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus Influenza caused by virus with pandemic potential Legionellosis
Notifiable_diseases_in_Norway
Antibiotic medication
Enterococcus, Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species. For diabetic foot infections, ertapenem as a single treatment or in combination with vancomycin has
Ertapenem
American epidemiologist
1995;99:132-136 Henning KJ, DeLencastre H, Eagan J, et al. Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium on a pediatric oncology ward: duration of stool shedding
Kelly_J._Henning
Chemical compound
Machaeriols and Machaeridiols against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium, and Permeabilized Gram-Negative Pathogens"
Machaeriol_A
Chemical compound
methicillin-resistant and sensitive strains) Streptococcus pneumoniae Enterococcus faecalis Enterococcus faecium (including vancomycin resistant strains)
Eravacycline
Solid, liquid or gel used to grow microorganisms or cells
growth of only selected microorganisms. For example, if a microorganism is resistant to a certain antibiotic, such as ampicillin or tetracycline, then that
Growth_medium
Chemical compound
organisms against which cefotaxime is not active include Pseudomonas and Enterococcus. As listed, it has modest activity against the anaerobic Bacteroides
Cefotaxime
Antibiotic medication
penicillin-binding proteins such as Enterococcus faecium (PBP-5) or Staphylococcus aureus (PBP-2a) are intrinsically antibiotic resistant, consisting of relatively
Piperacillin
Chemical compound
cases is Vancomycin. In some instances, enterococci have become resistant to this drug and are, in result, referred to as vancomycin-resistant enterococci
Sophoraflavanone_G
Microbiology test used in medicine
beta-lactam resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Other examples include assays for testing vancomycin resistance genes vanA and vanB in Enterococcus species,
Antibiotic sensitivity testing
Antibiotic_sensitivity_testing
Disease-causing bacteria
transformation (of those listed in the table) are Campylobacter jejuni, Enterococcus faecalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Helicobacter pylori, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pathogenic_bacteria
Antibiotic chemical
treatment for multiple antibiotic-resistant Clostridioides difficile infection of the gastrointestinal tract, Unlike vancomycin, it is absorbed in the gastrointestinal
Ramoplanin
Use of biofilms to prevent microbe superbug mutation
cotton fabrics have been shown to support Enterococci that is resistant to vancomycin for up to 18 hours and fungi for more than five days. Nanotechnology
Antimicrobial_nanotechnology
Human settlement in Northern Ireland
multi-drug resistant pathogens including carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium, and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus
Boho,_County_Fermanagh
Bacterial or fungal infection of blood
treating uncomplicated methicillin resistant staph aureus (MRSA) bacteremia with a 14-day course of intravenous vancomycin. Uncomplicated bacteremia is defined
Bloodstream_infection
Infection of an artificial joint
positive bacteria, such as Staph epidermidis or Staphylococcus aureus but enterococcus species, gram negative organisms and Cutibacterium are also known causes
Prosthetic_joint_infection
Chemical compound
intermedius, and Streptococcus constellatus), Streptococcus pyogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis Gram-negative organisms: Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae
Delafloxacin
Bacterial infection of the prostate gland
including minocycline, tigecycline, linezolid, daptomycin, clindamycin, and vancomycin, have also been used limitedly off-label in the treatment of chronic bacterial
Chronic_bacterial_prostatitis
Medical condition
up to 90% in coagulase-negative staphylococci, and 1–5% vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus faecium. Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are uncommon
Febrile_neutropenia
Antibiotic medication
in hunters and trappers). Some Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas spp., Enterococcus spp., Staphylococcus aureus and other Staphylococcus spp. have varying
Gentamicin
Infection of the heart's inner surface (endocardium)
secondary to intravenous injection of recreational drugs.[citation needed] Enterococcus can enter the bloodstream as a consequence of abnormalities in the gastrointestinal
Infective_endocarditis
Class of chemical compounds
bacteria. Enterocin AS-48 was isolated from Enterococcus and, like other bacteriocins, is relatively resistant to high temperature, pH changes, and many
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides
Ribosomally_synthesized_and_post-translationally_modified_peptides
Enterobius vermicularis Enterobiasis (Pinworm infection) No Enterococcus species Enterococcus infection No Enterovirus species Enterovirus infection No
List_of_infectious_diseases
Test to detect bloodstream infections
the mecA gene found in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or the vanA and vanB genes of vancomycin-resistant enterococci. MALDI-TOF has been explored
Blood_culture
Molecular biology technique to type organisms
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has generated growing concerns over its resistance to almost all antibiotics except vancomycin. However, most
Multilocus_sequence_typing
Group of chemical compounds
Enterococcus faecium), but not Gram-negative Escherichia coli. Notably, these two halovirs were found to be effective against methicillin-resistant S
Halovir
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, assistant.
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, assistant.
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English
Pet form of English Murdoch, MURDIE means "sea warrior."
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Telugu
Blue Lotus
Boy/Male
Sikh
World protector
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Prestwood.
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Tamil
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American, British, English, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Irish
Present; The Lord is Gracious
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Muslim
Desiring, Desirous
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Excellent. Noble. Early Imam (Leader) of Islam.
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Shining Brightly
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Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Fasting
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Resist
a.
Making resistance; resisting.
n.
An assistant.
n.
A reultant force or motion.
a.
Resultant.
n.
A means or method of resisting; that which resists.
a.
An assistant.
n.
That which results.
n.
A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage of an electrical current or discharge offered by conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the conductivity, -- good conductors having a small resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm.
n.
An eliminant.
n..
The quality of being resistant; resitstance.
a.
Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium.
a.
Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or following as a result or consequence.
n.
The quality of not yielding to force or external pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to projectiles.
n.
An assistant.
n.
One who, or that which, resists.
n.
The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.
a.
Gravitating; heavy.
n.
Resistance; opposition.
a.
Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as, an assistant surgeon.