Health NZ's confirmed there are up to 10 cases of Vancomycin-resistant enterococci - or VRE - confined to one ward at the hospital. There are confirmed links to Auckland. Staff have been put through ...

Health officials have confirmed superbug outbreaks at Christchurch Hospital. Find out what caused the infections and how the ...

VRE is classified as a superbug due to its resistance to vancomycin, making it more difficult to treat than standard bacterial infections. Photo: Peter Meecham / The Press Two small outbreaks ...

Health NZ's confirmed two small outbreaks of of Vancomycin-resistant enterococci - or VRE - in one ward of the hospital. There are confirmed links to an Auckland cluster. Health NZ's Dr Sarah Berger ...

The infections have been difficult to treat because they don't not respond to medicines, Health NZ says.

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