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

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2009 Jul;64(1):206-7. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkp167. Epub 2009 May 9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 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*
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / genetics*
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 23S
  • Linezolid