Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Preferred Label : Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci;

MeSH definition : Strains of the genus Enterococcus that are resistant to the antibiotic VANCOMYCIN. The enterococci become resistant by acquiring plasmids carrying genes for VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE.;

MeSH synonym : Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci;

CISMeF acronym : VRE;

MeSH annotation : coordinate with species of Enterococcus if relevant;

Details

Origin ID

D065507;

UMLS CUI

C1265175;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus [NCIt concept]
- Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus [ICD-11 Sub-sub category]
- Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Vancomycin resistant enterococcus [LOINC component]
Indexing information
- VanA ligase, bacteria [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- VanB protein, enterococcus [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci [MeSH concept]
See also
- vancomycin resistance [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- vancomycin [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Bacterium [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus [NCIt concept]
- Vancomycin resistant Enterococcus (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Vancomycin resistant enterococcus [LOINC component]

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