摘要：A case of vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) colonisation is reported. The organism wasnot isolated from other patients sharing a room with the index case or from the environment. Themicrobiology laboratory plays an important role in the detection of VRE and in alerting theinfection control, medical and nursing staff. Nosocomial transmission of VRE can be preventedby adherence to appropriate infection control procedures. The occurrence of VRE can be preventedby the appropriate use of vancomycin
