| Literature DB >> 26666940 |
Juan de Dios Caballero1, María Dolores Pastor2, Ana Vindel3, Luis Máiz4, Genoveva Yagüe5, Carme Salvador5, Marta Cobo6, María-Isabel Morosini1, Rosa del Campo7, Rafael Cantón1.
Abstract
Resistance to linezolid (LZD) in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is due mainly to ribosomal mutations. We report on four CF patients with LZD-resistant MRSA bronchopulmonary infections by strains carrying the cfr gene. Strains from one patient also harbored the G2576U mutation (23S rRNA) and the G139R substitution (L3 protein). All strains belonged to the epidemic clone ST125 MRSA IVc. Our results support the monitoring of LZD resistance emergence in CF and non-CF MRSA isolates.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26666940 PMCID: PMC4775957 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02067-15
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191