Testing for Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)

The lab analyst performs a test for vancomycin resistance in an infectious organism’s nucleic acid using amplified probe technique. VRE, vancomycin resistant enterococcus, is the most common organism showing this property. Van A and van B are groups of genes in the organism that allow it to be vancomycin resistant. Choose a location to see hospital-reported price summaries. This page does not show national, sample, or aggregate pricing.