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Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

Although not especially virulent, Enterococci have become the second most common nosocomial pathogen and are the third leading cause of nosocomial bloodstream infections. Enterococci are intrinsically resistant to many common antibiotics. Given the intrinsic resistance to most antibiotics, the addition of vancomycin resistance has meant that many infections have become untreatable.

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Topics: Pathogen Fact Sheets (Companion Animal), Pathogen Fact Sheet (Farm Animal)