| Literature DB >> 12878545 |
Ronald N Jones1, David J Farrell, Ian Morrissey.
Abstract
Resistance to quinupristin-dalfopristin (Q/D) among gram-positive cocci has been very uncommon. Two clinical isolates among 8,837 (0.02%) Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates were discovered in 2001 to 2002 with Q/D MICs of 4 micro g/ml. Each had a 5-amino-acid tandem duplication (RTAHI) in the L22 ribosomal protein gene (rplV) preventing synergistic ribosomal binding of the streptogramin combination. Similar gene duplication has been reported in Q/D-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12878545 PMCID: PMC166062 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.8.2696-2698.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191