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Epidemiological Profile of Linezolid‐Resistant Coagulase‐Negative Staphylococci
20 Jun 2006
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BACKGROUND: Surveillance studies have shown that <0.1% of coagulase-negative staphylococci are linezolid resistant; however, at our institution, 4% of such organisms were found to be resistant. We investigated the risk factors for and the epidemiological profile of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci. METHODS: Susceptibility testing and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis were performed to analyze...
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