Emergence and Within-Host Genetic Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Resistant to Linezolid in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient.

C, Rouard; F, Garnier; J, Leraut; M, Lepainteur; L, Rahajamananav; J, Languepin; MC, Ploy; N, Bourgeois-Nicolaos; F, Doucet-Populaire

doi:10.1128/aac.00720-18

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Emergence and Within-Host Genetic Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Resistant to Linezolid in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient.

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Rouard C

Garnier F

Leraut J

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has increased in recent years among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Linezolid (LZD) is one of the antistaphylococcal antibiotics widely used in this context. Although LZD resistance is rare, it has been described as often associated with lo...

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Staphylococcus aureus

23S rRNA

MRSA

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