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Investigating a possible link between antiseptic treatment and the increased occurrence of daptomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2023
Wendel Andreas F, Otchwemah Robin, Layer-Nicolaou Franziska, Mattner Frauke, Tellez-Castillo Carlos J, Skov Robert, Oberländer Henrik, Werner Guido, Strommenger Birgit
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OBJECTIVES: Because of a steady increase in the detection of daptomycin-resistant (DAP-R) Staphylococcus aureus at three medical centres in Cologne, Germany, molecular surveillance was established from June 2016 to June 2018 to investigate the causes of the emergence and spread of respective isolates. Seventy-five S. aureus isolates, both DAP-R and DAP-susceptible, were collected from 42 patients for further...
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