First detection of an optrA-positive, linezolid-resistant ST16 Enterococcus faecalis from human in Greece
Until now, in Greece, the resistance of enterococci to linezolid was associated with mutations of domain V of 23S ribosomal RNA (G2576T). Here we report the first linezolid-resistant optrA-positive Enterococcus faecalis sequence type (ST) 16 isolated from a patient with a urinary tract infection (UT...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-05-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297519300113 |