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Linezolid-resistant enterococci in Greece: epidemiological characteristics.
Chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2011
Spiliopoulou Iris, Damani Anthi, Chini Vassiliki, Zerva Loukia, Kolonitsiou Fevronia, Anastassiou Evangelos D, Petinaki Efthimia
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BACKGROUND: 14 linezolid-resistant enterococci (6 Enterococcus faecium and 8 Enterococcus faecalis) collected during 2009 from patients hospitalized in intensive care units of different Greek hospitals were investigated. METHODS: The mechanism of resistance to linezolid was determined by sequenci...
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