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What is vre and how contagious is it?
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Vancomycin resistant: Enterococcus (VRE). This is a "superbug" that is resistant to most abx including Vancomycin. It is mostly a nosocomial bug which means typically found in the hospital. You don't see this so much out in the real world. Especially related to having "foreign objects" in your body like central lines, catheters, etc
Answered 11/14/2014
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