VRE肠道定植危险因素、与感染的关联性及 新型治疗方式
Risk Factors for Intestinal Colonization of VRE, Correlation with Infection and New Treatment Methods
摘要: 耐万古霉素肠球菌(vancomycin-resistantent erococcus, VRE)能够在人类肠道定植,作为内源性感染源引起菌血症、尿路感染和腹膜炎等严重临床疾病,给临床诊疗与感染控制带来严峻挑战。本文系统综述VRE肠道定植危险因素,VRE定植与感染的关联性,以及VRE定植的新型治疗策略,以期为今后防治VRE感染提供科学依据。
Abstract: Vancomycin-resistantent erococcus (VRE) can colonize the human gut and cause severe clinical diseases such as bacteremia, urinary tract infection and peritonitis as an endogenous source of infection, which brings severe challenges to clinical diagnosis, treatment and infection control. In this review, we summarize the risk factors for VRE colonization, the association between VRE colonization and infection, and novel treatment strategies for VRE colonization in order to provide scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of VRE infection in the future.
文章引用:张淇, 周发春. VRE肠道定植危险因素、与感染的关联性及 新型治疗方式[J]. 临床医学进展, 2026, 16(3): 2651-2659. https://doi.org/10.12677/acm.2026.1631065

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