Linezolid-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated after long-term, repeated use of linezolid

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 417-419

  Yoshida, Koichiro ^a   Shoji, Hisashi ^a   Hanaki, Hideaki ^b   Yanagisawa, Chie ^b   Ikeda Dantsuji, Yurika ^b   Fukuchi, Kunihiko ^c   Adachi, Mitsuru ^a   Niki, Yoshihito ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Linezolid resistant MRSA; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; HABEKACIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; OXACILLIN; PAZUFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 76749091048     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-009-0727-3     Document Type: Article

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