Resistance to Linezolid Is Mediated by the cfr Gene in the First Report of an Outbreak of Linezolid-...
Resistance to Linezolid Is Mediated by the cfr Gene in the First Report of an Outbreak of Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Oxford: The University of Chicago Press
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Background. From April through June 2008, we identified 12 patients in the intensive care unit and 3 patients on other wards infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus that was also resistant to linezolid. We investigated the mechanism of resistance —point mutations in domain V of 23S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) or presence of the cfr gene...
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Resistance to Linezolid Is Mediated by the cfr Gene in the First Report of an Outbreak of Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_754542566
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_754542566
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1058-4838
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1537-6591
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10.1086/650574
