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Central venous catheter colonization by linezolid-resistant, vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (2006) 44(5) 1915-1916
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1915-1916.2006
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Resistance to linezolid is rare in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis. A strain resistant to this antimicrobial but susceptible to vancomycin was found to cause central venous catheter colonization in a patient who never received linezolid. Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Marra, A. R., Major, Y., & Edmond, M. B. (2006). Central venous catheter colonization by linezolid-resistant, vancomycin-susceptible Enterococcus faecalis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44(5), 1915–1916. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.44.5.1915-1916.2006

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