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Epidemiology and genetic diversity of linezolid-resistant Enterococcus clinical isolates in Belgium from 2013 to 2021.

Olivier MorteléStefanie van Kleef-van KoeveringeSarah VandammeHilde JansensHerman GoossensVeerle Matheeussen
Published in: Journal of global antimicrobial resistance (2024)
E. faecalis isolates harbouring optrA were the predominant LRE in Belgium, with ST480 as the most prominent multilocus sequence typing. Linezolid resistance in E. faecium could be attributed to either chromosomal mutations or transferable resistance determinants.
Keyphrases
  • genetic diversity
  • methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
  • copy number
  • biofilm formation