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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Infection (VRE)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

SepsisImmunocompromiseRenal DysfunctionAnemiaHypoglycemiaAvoid AcidosisSeizuresAvoid SuccinylcholineHyperkalemiaHypertensionLabile Blood PressureContact PrecautionsInfective Endocarditis RiskSerotonin Syndrome RiskThrombocytopenia

Pathophysiology

Enterococci are facultative anaerobic gram-positive cocci that live commensally in the gastrointestinal tract. Vancomycin normally binds the D-Ala-D-Ala terminus of peptidoglycan precursors;...

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