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A cfr-positive clinical staphylococcal isolate from India with multiple mechanisms of linezolid-resistance.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Mar 2014
Rajan Vineeth, Kumar Vijay Gowdara Shankarappa, Gopal Shubha
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Linezolid, a member of the oxazolidinone class of antibiotics, has been an effective therapeutic option to treat severe infections caused by multidrug resistant Gram positive bacteria. Emergence of linezolid resistant clinical strains is a serious issue in the healthcare settings worldwide. We report here the molecular characterization of a linezolid resistant clinical isolate of...
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