Prevalence and genetic diversity of optrA-positive enterococci isolated from patients in an anorectal surgery ward of a Chinese hospital

Linezolid-resistant enterococci have increased in recent years due to the worldwide spread of acquired resistance genes (cfr, optrA, and poxtA) in clinical, animal, and environmental settings. This study investigated the carriage of optrA-positive enterococci among patients in the anorectal surgery...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Li, Tao Jiang, Jianfeng Mao, Fangyi Xu, Rong Zhang, Jing Yan, Jiachang Cai, Yanjun Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1481162/full