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Emergence of quinupristin/dalfopristin resistance among livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus ST9 clinical isolates.
International journal of antimicrobial agents - 1 Nov 2014
Yu Fangyou, Lu Chaohui, Liu Yunling, Sun He, Shang Yongpeng, Ding Yu, Li Dan, Qin Zhiqiang, Parsons Chris, Huang Xiaoying, Li Yuping, Hu Longhua, Wang Liangxing
Abstract excerpt
Quinupristin/dalfopristin (Q/D) is a valuable alternative to vancomycin for the treatment of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. However, not long after Q/D was approved, bacteria with resistance to this newer antimicrobial agent were reported. To investigate the prevalence of Q/D resistance, a total of 1476 non-duplicate S. aureus isolates, including 775 MRSA, from a Chinese tertiary...
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