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Linezolid resistance in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis from German hospitals and characterization of two cfr-carrying plasmids.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2015
Bender Jennifer, Strommenger Birgit, Steglich Matthias, Zimmermann Ortrud, Fenner Ines, Lensing Carmen, Dagwadordsch Urantschimeg, Kekulé Alexander S, Werner Guido, Layer Franziska
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OBJECTIVES: This study was a detailed investigation of Staphylococcus epidermidis clinical isolates exhibiting linezolid resistance. METHODS: Thirty-six linezolid-resistant S. epidermidis from eight German hospitals, including isolates from suspected hospital-associated outbreaks between January 2012 and April 2013, were analysed with respect to their antimicrobial susceptibility and the presence of cfr and/or...
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