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Rifamycin resistance, rpoB gene mutation and clinical outcomes of Staphylococcus species isolates from prosthetic joint infections in Republic of Korea.
Journal of global antimicrobial resistance - 1 Mar 2022
Lee Yunjung, Kim Soo Sung, Choi Su-Mi, Bae Chan-Joong, Oh Tae-Hoon, Kim Seong Eun, Kim Uh Jin, Kang Seung-Ji, Jung Sook-In, Park Kyung-Hwa
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OBJECTIVES: We conducted an in vitro investigation of the activity of rifamycins against planktonic and biofilm states of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from patients with prosthetic joint infections (PJIs), characterised their rpoB gene mutations, and analysed the clinical outcomes of rifampicin-resistant isolates. METHODS: A total of 110 staphylococcal isolates were collected from...
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