cre

cre — noun

1. a group of gut bacteria that resist carbapenems and most other antibiotics, and

1.名詞
釋義

a group of gut bacteria that resist carbapenems and most other antibiotics, and that can cause dangerous infections in hospital patients

例句

CRE was found in Nala's blood after three different antibiotics failed.

passive: was found in [sample]

A CRE outbreak forced the hospital to close its intensive care unit.

a CRE outbreak — CRE as noun modifier

同義詞
  • superbug

    informal term for any antibiotic-resistant bacterium; less precise than CRE

  • multidrug-resistant organism

    broader medical category covering any bacterium resistant to several drugs; CRE is one specific type

文法句型

CRE + noun (e.g. CRE infection, CRE outbreak)

用法筆記

Always written in capital letters. Used mainly in medical and public-health contexts. The full form is 'Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae' but the initialism CRE is far more common in everyday use.

常見錯誤

❌She tested positive for a CRE.
✅She tested positive for CRE.
💡CRE is used without 'a' or 'the' when referring to the bacteria in general.
❌The hospital had a cre outbreak.
✅The hospital had a CRE outbreak.
💡Always write CRE in capital letters.