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. 2014 May;20(5):903-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid2005.130783.

Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, Portugal, 2012

Mariana Barros, Raquel Branquinho, Filipa Grosso, Luísa Peixe, Carla Novais

Linezolid-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, Portugal, 2012

Mariana Barros et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: 23S rRNA mutations; L3 protein mutations; Staphylococcus epidermidis; bacteria; biofilm; linezolid resistance; outbreak.

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