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Linezolid Resistance in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Isolates in a Brazilian Hospital

2014; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 58; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aac.02399-14

ISSN

1098-6596

Autores

Lara Mendes de Almeida, Maria Rita Elmor de Araújo, Marta Fumiko Iwasaki, Andrey G. Sacramento, Darlan Augusto da Costa Rocha, Leila Picolli da Silva, Mónica Pávez, Artemir Coelho de Brito, L. Ito, Ana Cristina Gales, Nilton Lincopán, Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio, Elsa M. Mamizuka,

Tópico(s)

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Resumo

Linezolid resistance in vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) strains has been rarely reported, with Enterococcus faecium being the species most commonly associated with these few cases ([1][1], [2][2], [3][3]). Here, we report infections due to linezolid- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (

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