Detection of a cfr(B) Variant in German Enterococcus faecium Clinical Isolates and the Impact on Linezolid Resistance in Enterococcus spp.

Jennifer K. Bender; Carola Fleige; Ingo Klare; Stefan Fiedler; Alexander Mischnik; Nico T. Mutters; Kate E. Dingle; Guido Werner

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0167042

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Detection of a cfr(B) Variant in German Enterococcus faecium Clinical Isolates and the Impact on Linezolid Resistance in Enterococcus spp.

Jennifer K. Bender ,

* E-mail: benderj@rki.de

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Staphylococci and Enterococci, Division of Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances, Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany
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Carola Fleige,

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Staphylococci and Enterococci, Division of Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances, Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany
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Ingo Klare,

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Staphylococci and Enterococci, Division of Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances, Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany
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Stefan Fiedler,

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Staphylococci and Enterococci, Division of Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances, Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany
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Alexander Mischnik,

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, Department of Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, and German Centre for Infection Research DZIF, Heidelberg, Germany
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Nico T. Mutters,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, and German Centre for Infection Research DZIF, Heidelberg, Germany
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Kate E. Dingle,

Affiliations Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research, Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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Guido Werner

Affiliation National Reference Centre for Staphylococci and Enterococci, Division of Nosocomial Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistances, Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode Branch, Wernigerode, Germany
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Detection of a cfr(B) Variant in German Enterococcus faecium Clinical Isolates and the Impact on Linezolid Resistance in Enterococcus spp.

Jennifer K. Bender,
Carola Fleige,
Ingo Klare,
Stefan Fiedler,
Alexander Mischnik,
Nico T. Mutters,
Kate E. Dingle,
Guido Werner

Published: November 28, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167042

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