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Clinical-use-associated decrease in susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to linezolid: a comparison with quinupristin-dalfopristin.

Issam I Raad·Hend A Hanna·Ray Y Hachem·Tanya Dvorak·Rebecca B Arbuckle·Gassan Chaiban·Louis B Rice
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The susceptibility of 135 vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium bacteremic isolates to linezolid and quinupristin-dalfopristin was determined. All were susceptible to linezolid, while 88% were susceptible to quinupristin-dalfopristin prior to the clinical use of the drugs at our hospital. More than 6 months after their clinical use, a decrease in susceptibility was noted for only linezolid at 83%. This was related in part to a single G2576U gene mutation in domain V of the 23S rRNA gene.

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AcetamidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug UtilizationElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEnterococcus faeciumGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansLinezolidOxazolidinonesPoint MutationRNA, BacterialRNA, Ribosomal, 23SVancomycin ResistanceVirginiamycinComparative StudyJournal Article

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Issam I Raad, Hend A Hanna, Ray Y Hachem, Tanya Dvorak, Rebecca B Arbuckle, Gassan Chaiban, Louis B Rice. 2004. Clinical-use-associated decrease in susceptibility of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium to linezolid: a comparison with quinupristin-dalfopristin.. https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.48.9.3583-3585.2004

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