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Dissemination of two international linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clones in Greek hospitals
5 Mar 2010
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Sir, The growing number of infections caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis has necessitated the use of new antimicrobials, such as linezolid, and enhanced the emergence of linezolid-resistant S. epidermidis strains. To date, mutations of region V of 23S rRNA (G2447T, T2504A, C2534T, G2576T, G2603T and G2631T) have been associated with the expression of linezolid resistance among clinical...
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