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Emergence of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in a cancer centre linked to increased linezolid utilization.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2010
Mulanovich Victor E, Huband Michael D, McCurdy Sandra P, Lemmon M Megan, Lescoe Marykay, Jiang Ying, Rolston Kenneth V I, LaSala P Rocco
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of linezolid-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) in the MD Anderson Cancer Center rose from 0.6% in 2007 to 5.5% in 2009. The aim of our study was to analyse the relationship between linezolid use and an outbreak of linezolid-resistant CoNS. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively identified 27 infection or colonization events. Eleven isolates were available for...
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