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[Characterization of methicillin- and linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. haemolyticus strains in a Spanish hospital].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Mar 2013
Lozano Carmen, Aspiroz Carmen, Gómez-Sanz Elena, Tirado Gabriel, Fortuño Blanca, Zarazaga Myriam, Torres Carmen
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Linezolid resistance is mainly due to mutations in the 23S rRNA target. The aim of this study was to characterize linezolid and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (SE-LM(R)) and S. haemolyticus (SH-LM(R)) strains detected in a Spanish hospital. METHODS: SE-LM(R) and SH-LM(R) strains obtained in the period June 2009-August 2011 in a second level hospital were recorded along with the...
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