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Mechanism of High-Level Daptomycin Resistance in Corynebacterium striatum.
mSphere - 8 Aug 2018
Goldner Nicholas K, Bulow Christopher, Cho Kevin, Wallace Meghan, Hsu Fong-Fu, Patti Gary J, Burnham C A, Schlesinger Paul, Dantas Gautam
Abstract excerpt
Daptomycin, a last-line-of-defense antibiotic for treating Gram-positive infections, is experiencing clinical failure against important infectious agents, including Corynebacterium striatum The recent transition of daptomycin to generic status is projected to dramatically increase availability, use, and clinical failure. Here we confirm the genetic mechanism of high-level daptomycin resistance (HLDR; MIC =...
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