Hoang Thi An Ha, Phuong Thi Lan Nguyen, Tran Thi Mai Hung, Le Anh Tuan, Bui Thanh Thuy, Tran Hoang My Lien, Pham Duy Thai, Nguyen Ha Thanh, Vu Thi Ngoc Bich, Tran Hai Anh, Ngo Thi Hong Hanh, Nguyen Thi Minh, Duy Pham Thanh, Si-Nguyen T Mai, Hao Chung The, Nguyen Vu Trung, Nguyen Hoai Thu, Tran Nhu Duong, Dang Duc Anh, Pham Thi Ngoc, Anne-Laure Bañuls, Marc Choisy, H Rogier van Doorn, Masato Suzuki, Tran Huy Hoang
Linezolid is an antibiotic of last resort for the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Enterococcus faecalis , a member of enterococci, is a significant pathogen in nosocomial infections. E. faecalis resistance to linezolid is frequently related to the presence of optrA, which is often co-carried with fex , phenicol exporter genes, and erm genes encoding macrolide resistance. Therefore, the common use of antibiotics in veterinary might promote the occurrence of optrA in livestock settings...
May 24, 2023: Antibiotics