The epidemiology and molecular characteristics of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus capitis in Huashan Hospital, Shanghai.

Conclusions. In this research, cfr-negative strains displayed linezolid MICs of 32 μg ml-1. In comparison, cfr-positive strains exhibited linezolid MICs of 128-512 μg ml-1, indicating that high levels of linezolid resistance appear to be related to the presence of cfr. The outbreak of LZR S. capitis in our hospital needs to be monitored closely. PMID: 32729813 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research