Dissemination of two international linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis clones in Greek hospitals

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2010 May;65(5):1070-1. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkq065. Epub 2010 Mar 5.

Authors

A Liakopoulos, I Spiliopoulou, A Damani, M Kanellopoulou, S Schoina, E Papafragas, M Marangos, F Fligou, E Zakynthinos, D Makris, E Protonotariou, F Tsiapara, K Filos, E Diza, E D Anastassiou, E Petinaki

PMID: 20207718
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq065

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acetamides / pharmacology*
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Bacterial Proteins / genetics
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Cluster Analysis
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Cross Infection / microbiology
DNA Fingerprinting
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Genotype
Greece / epidemiology
Hospitals
Humans
Linezolid
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Middle Aged
Mutation, Missense
Oxazolidinones / pharmacology*
Point Mutation
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus epidermidis / classification*
Staphylococcus epidermidis / drug effects*
Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification
Young Adult

Substances

Acetamides
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Proteins
Oxazolidinones
Linezolid