Rifamycin resistance, rpoB gene mutation and clinical outcomes of Staphylococcus species isolates from prosthetic joint infections in Republic of Korea

Rifamycin resistance, rpoB gene mutation and clinical outcomes of Staphylococcus species isolates from prosthetic joint infections in Republic of Korea

ABSTRACT: Objectives: We conducted an in vitro investigation of the activity of rifamycins against planktonic and biofilm states of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis isolates from patients with prosthetic joint infections (PJIs), characterised their rpoB gene mutations, and analy...

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Main Authors: Yunjung Lee, Soo Sung Kim, Su-Mi Choi, Chan-Joong Bae, Tae-Hoon Oh, Seong Eun Kim, Uh Jin Kim, Seung-Ji Kang, Sook-In Jung, Kyung-Hwa Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
Prosthetic joint infection
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Rifamycins
rpoB gene
Susceptibility
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716521002769

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