Linezolid Dependence in Staphylococcus epidermidis Bloodstream Isolates
We document linezolid dependence among 5 highly linezolid-resistant (LRSE) Staphylococcus epidermidis bloodstream isolates that grew substantially faster at 32 µg/mL linezolid presence. These isolates carried the mutations T2504A and C2534T in multiple 23S rRNA copies and 2 mutations leading to rele...
Main Authors: | Spyros Pournaras, Eleni Ntokou, Olympia Zarkotou, Kyriaki Ranellou, Katerina Themeli-Digalaki, Constantinos Stathopoulos, Athanassios Tsakris |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-01-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/11-1527_article |
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