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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of linezolid resistance and the effect of antibiotic combinations on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 3 Apr 2023
AbdAlhafiz Asmaa I, Elleboudy Nooran S, Aboshanab Khaled M, Aboulwafa Mohammad M, Hassouna Nadia A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes life-threatening infections, with narrow therapeutic options including: vancomycin and linezolid. Accordingly, this study aimed to characterize phenotypically and genotypically, the most relevant means of linezolid resistance among some MRSA clinical isolates. METHODS: A total of 159 methicillin-resistant clinical isolates were collected, of...
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