A T2504A mutation in the 23S rRNA gene responsible for high-level resistance to linezolid of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Apostolos Liakopoulos; Charalambos Neocleous; Dimitra Klapsa; Maria Kanellopoulou; Iris Spiliopoulou; Kostas D Mathiopoulos; Evangelos Papafrangas; Efi Petinaki

doi:10.1093/jac/dkp167

A T2504A mutation in the 23S rRNA gene responsible for high-level resistance to linezolid of Staphylococcus epidermidis

Apostolos Liakopoulos, Charalambos Neocleous, Dimitra Klapsa, Maria Kanellopoulou, Iris Spiliopoulou, Kostas D Mathiopoulos, Evangelos Papafrangas, Efi Petinaki^*

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	206-207
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume	64
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkp167
Publication status	Published - Jul 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acetamides/pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Humans
Linezolid
Oxazolidinones/pharmacology
Point Mutation
RNA, Bacterial/genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 23S/genetics
Staphylococcus epidermidis/drug effects

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