The first linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium in India: High level resistance in a patient with no previous antibiotic exposure

Linezolid provides high rates of the clinical cure and microbiological success in complicated infections due to Enterococcus spp., including vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium. However, the emergence of resistance during linezolid treatment has been reported for clinical strains of Enterococc...

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Main Authors: Simit Kumar, Maitreyi Bandyoapdhyay, Mitali Chatterjee, Prabir Mukhopadhyay, Sumon Poddar, Parthajit Banerjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-01-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.127416