Increased frequency of linezolid resistance among clinical Enterococcus faecium isolates from German hospital patients
Linezolid is an antibiotic of last resort for the treatment of infections with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Here we report the increasing prevalence of linezolid resistance among clinical Enterococcus faecium strains from German hospital patients.
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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13 April 2015
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Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
Year: 2015, Jahrgang: 3, Heft: 2, Pages: 128-131 |
| ISSN: | 2213-7173 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jgar.2015.02.007 |
| Online-Zugang: | Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgar.2015.02.007 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716515000338 |
| Verfasserangaben: | Ingo Klare, Carola Fleige, Uta Geringer, Alexander Thürmer, Jennifer Bender, Nico T. Mutters, Alexander Mischnik, Guido Werner |
| Zusammenfassung: | Linezolid is an antibiotic of last resort for the treatment of infections with vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). Here we report the increasing prevalence of linezolid resistance among clinical Enterococcus faecium strains from German hospital patients. |
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| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2213-7173 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jgar.2015.02.007 |