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Tedizolid susceptibility in linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium isolates.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Dec 2016
Klupp E-M, Both A, Belmar Campos C, Büttner H, König C, Christopeit M, Christner M, Aepfelbacher M, Rohde H
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are of ever-increasing importance, most notably in high-risk patient populations. Therapy options are often limited for these isolates, and apart from tigecycline and daptomycin, oxazolidinone linezolid is frequently administered. The broad usage of linezolid, however, has driven the emergence of linezolid-resistant VRE strains (LR-VRE), further shortening therapeutic...
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