Multicity outbreak of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis associated with clonal spread of a cfr-containing strain.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
We report a multicity outbreak of cfr-containing linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in Ohio. Thirty-nine isolates were obtained from 2 hospitals. Two clones with different mechanisms of linezolid resistance were circulating in hospital A. One of these contained the cfr gene, and the other a ribosomal mutation. The clone containing cfr was identical in both hospitals.
Medical subject headings
- Acetamides
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Disease Outbreaks
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Oxazolidinones
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Staphylococcus epidermidis