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Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from Pakistan: a genomic analysis.
BMC microbiology - 14 Sept 2024
Nasir Syed Ali Raza, Zeeshan Mohammad, Ghanchi Najia, Saeed Noureen, Ghayas Hassan, Zaka Sadaf, Ashraf Javaria, Jabeen Kauser, Farooqi Joveria, Hasan Zahra, Fatima Tazeen, Rezwan Faiza, Mahmood Syed Faisal, Arshad Mehreen, Khan Erum, Ozer Egon A, Hasan Rumina
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BACKGROUND: Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium (LRE) is a global priority pathogen. Thirteen LRE were reported from clinical specimens between November 2021 and April 2023 at two laboratories in Karachi, Pakistan. We aimed to investigate the strain types and genes associated with linezolid resistance among these isolates. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) was performed and analyzed by multilocus sequence typing...
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