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An Optimized Screening Approach for the Oxazolidinone Resistance Gene optrA Yielded a Higher Fecal Carriage Rate among Healthy Individuals in Hangzhou, China
15 Nov 2022
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This study represented an optimized screening approach for the optrA gene, which is an important mechanism of antimicrobial resistance to linezolid as a last resort for the treatment of infections caused by multiresistant Gram-positive bacteria. We revealed a high fecal carriage rate of the optrA gene among adults by this method and reported the first identification of optrA in Lactococcus formosensis as well as...
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