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I wondering what is mrsa, vre, and cre. if you get it is it bad, and how does it even spread?
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Bad infections: Descriptions of bacterial infections thar are resistant to normal antibiotics. MRSA stands for Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus VRE stands for Vancomycin resistant enterococci; CRE stands for Cabapenem resistant enterobacteriaceae. These are very serious infections. Go online to read more about each individual microorganism.
Answered 7/16/2015
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