A patients diagnostic testing revealed that he is colonized with vancomycin-resistantenterococcus (VRE). What change in the patients health status could precipitate an infection?

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Colonization can progress to infection if there is a portal of entry by which bacteria can invade body
tissues. The use of vancomycin, or any other antibiotic, would not necessarily precipitate a VRE infection. Prolonged skin contact is similarly unlikely to cause infection, provided the skin remains intact.

A Patients Diagnostic Testing Revealed That He Is Colonized with Vancomycin-Resistantenterococcus