Low Prevalence of Cfr-Mediated Linezolid Resistance among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Spanish Hospital: Case Report on Linezolid Resistance Acquired during Linezolid Therapy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Sierra, Josep M ^a   Camoez, Mariana ^a   Tubau, Fe ^a   Gasch, Oriol ^a   Pujol, Miquel ^a   Martin, Rogelio ^a   Domínguez, M Angeles ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CFR GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SPAIN;

ACETAMIDES; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXAZOLIDINONES; SPAIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84875037782     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059215     Document Type: Article

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