Emergence and dissemination of a linezolid-resistantStaphylococcus capitisclone in Europe
Author(s) -
Marine Butin,
Patrícia Martins-Simões,
Bruno Pichon,
David Leyssene,
Stéphanie Bordes-Couecou,
H. Meugnier,
Caroline Rouard,
Nadine Lemaître,
Frédéric Schramm,
Angela Kearns,
Iris Spiliopoulou,
HanneLeena Hyyryläinen,
Oana Dumitrescu,
François Vandenesch,
Céline Dupieux,
Frédéric Laurent
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkw516
Subject(s) - 23s ribosomal rna , clone (java method) , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , linezolid , ribosomal rna , virulence , molecular epidemiology , virology , genotype , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , gene , bacteria , rna , ribosome , vancomycin
We investigated the epidemiological, clinical, microbiological and genetic characteristics of linezolid-resistant (LZR) Staphylococcus capitis isolates from French ICUs, and compared them with LZR S. capitis isolates from other European countries.
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