Faecal carriage of enterococci harbouring oxazolidinone resistance genes among healthy humans in the community in Switzerland
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkac260
Abstract: Abstract Objectives This study aimed to investigate the faecal carriage of enterococci harbouring oxazolidinone resistance genes among healthy humans in Switzerland and to genetically characterize the isolates. Methods A total of 399 stool samples from… read more here.
Keywords: poxta; faecal carriage; oxazolidinone resistance; resistance genes ... See more keywords
Characterization of poxtA, a novel phenicol–oxazolidinone–tetracycline resistance gene from an MRSA of clinical origin
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dky088
Abstract: Objectives To characterize a novel phenicol-oxazolidinone-tetracycline resistance gene, named poxtA, identified in a previously described MRSA strain that was highly resistant to linezolid and also carried the cfr gene. Methods The poxtA gene was identified… read more here.
Keywords: resistance gene; novel phenicol; origin; poxta ... See more keywords
Emergence of optrA-Mediated Linezolid Resistance in Enterococcus faecium: A Molecular Investigation in a Tertiary Hospital of Southwest China from 2014–2018
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DOI: 10.2147/idr.s339761
Abstract: Purpose To investigate the potential mechanism and molecular characteristics of linezolid-non-sensitive Enterococcus faecium from a tertiary hospital in southwest China and characterize the relevant plasmids. Patients and Methods Linezolid-non-sensitive Enterococcus faecium (LNSEFM) isolates collected from… read more here.
Keywords: enterococcus faecium; poxta; faecium; southwest china ... See more keywords
Detection of an Enterococcus faecium Carrying a Double Copy of the PoxtA Gene from Freshwater River, Italy
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DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11111618
Abstract: Oxazolidinones are valuable antimicrobials that are used to treat severe infections due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-positive bacteria. However, in recent years, a significant spread of clinically relevant linezolid-resistant human bacteria that is also present in… read more here.
Keywords: poxta; enterococcus faecium; detection enterococcus; faecium ... See more keywords