Highly Rifampin-Resistant Listeria monocytogenes Isolated from a Patient with Prosthetic Bone Infection
Author(s) -
Viviane ChenalFrancisque,
Caroline Charlier,
Saleem Mehvish,
Hélène Dieye,
Alexandre Leclercq,
Patrice Courvalin,
Marc Lecuit
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.02449-13
Subject(s) - listeria monocytogenes , linezolid , moxifloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , listeria , biology , vancomycin , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
Listeriosis is a rare but severe food-borne infection due to Listeria monocytogenes. L. monocytogenes is naturally susceptible to a wide range of antibiotics, including penicillins, aminoglycosides, tetracyclines, macrolides, co-trimoxazole, linezolid, moxifloxacin, glycopeptides, and rifampin, but
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