Cfr-mediated linezolid resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus haemolyticus associated with clinical infections in humans: Two case reports

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 268-270

  Feßler, Andrea T ^a   Calvo, Noelia ^b   Gutiérrez, Nieves ^b   Bellido, Juan Luis Munoz ^b   Fajardo, Miguel ^c   Garduno, Eugenio ^c   Monecke, Stefan ^d,e   Ehricht, Ralf ^d   Kadlec, Kristina ^a   Schwarz, Stefan ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL INFANTA CRISTINA   (Spain)

^d Alere Technologies GmbH   (Germany)

^e DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

FexA; FexA asmids; Plasmids; TnpB insertion

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; LINCOSAMIDE; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANUS FISTULA; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL GENE; CASE REPORT; CFR GENE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERIANAL ABSCESS; PERIANAL GANGRENE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEXA; PLASMIDS; TNPB INSERTION;

ACETAMIDES; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; OXAZOLIDINONES; PLASMIDS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84890354223     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkt331     Document Type: Letter

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