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If the number of VRE bacteria increases, they can invade the bloodstream or spread locally to cause an abdominal abscess or urinary tract infection. Once in the bloodstream, VRE can cause meningitis, pneumonia, or infection of a heart valve (endocarditis).
30 mar 2023 · 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...
17 lip 2023 · From 2011 to 2014 the resistance of E. faecium to vancomycin was as high as 83.8 % of isolates for CLABSI and 86.2 % for CAUTI. In 2013 the CDC categorized vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus as a “serious threat,” suggesting the need for increased monitoring and prevention activities.
18 paź 2017 · VRE stands for vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. It’s an infection with bacteria that are resistant to the antibiotic called vancomycin.
The vanE vancomycin resistance gene has recently been described in E. faecalis BM4405, which is resistant to low levels of vancomycin (MIC, 16 μg/ml) and susceptible to teicoplanin (MIC, 0.5 μg/ml) (94). This new resistance phenotype has similarities to the intrinsic VanC type of resistance.
VRE incidence was rarely and heterogeneously reported. VRE infection rate differed highly (1–55%). The meta-analysis showed a higher mortality for VRE faecium bloodstream infections (BSIs) compared with VSE faecium BSIs (risk ratio, RR 1.46; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.17–1.82).
Conventional aerobic bacterial cultures are used to isolate VRE from clinical specimens such as blood for the diagnosis of VRE infection. This approach allows antimicrobial susceptibility testing for selection of appropriate antimicrobial treatment.
