Coexistence of the Oxazolidinone Resistance-Associated Genes cfr and optrA in Enterococcus faecalis From a Healthy Piglet in Brazil

• Main Authors: Lara M. Almeida (Author), Anthony Gaca (Author), Paulo M. Bispo (Author), François Lebreton (Author), Jose T. Saavedra (Author), Rafael A. Silva (Author), Irinaldo D. Basílio-Júnior (Author), Felipe M. Zorzi (Author), Pedro H. Filsner (Author), Andrea M. Moreno (Author), Michael S. Gilmore (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Oxazolidinones are one of the most important antimicrobials potentially active against glycopeptide- and β-lactam-resistant Gram-positive pathogens. Linezolid-the first oxazolidinone to be approved for clinical use in 2000 by the US Food and Drug Administration-and the newer molecule in the class, t...