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Molecular characterization of linezolid-resistant CoNS isolates in Japan.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2015
Takaya Akiko, Kimura Asahi, Sato Yoshiharu, Ishiwada Naruhiko, Watanabe Masaharu, Matsui Mari, Shibayama Keigo, Yamamoto Tomoko
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Linezolid has been reported to remain active against 98% of staphylococci with resistance identified in 0.05% of Staphylococcus aureus and 1.4% of CoNS. The objective of this study was to characterize the linezolid-resistance mechanisms in the linezolid-resistant CoNS strains isolated in Japan. METHODS: Staphylococcus capitis strains exhibiting linezolid MICs >8 mg/L isolated from inpatients between...
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