Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Healthy Turkeys in Egypt: First Report of Linezolid Resistance [PDF]
, 2019 Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are gaining much attention as causative agents of serious nosocomial infections in humans. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and phenotypic antimicrobial resistance of CoNS as well as the presence of ...
Awad, Omnia +7 more
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High occurrence of Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, and Vagococcus lutrae harbouring oxazolidinone resistance genes in raw meat-based diets for companion animals – a public health issue, Switzerland, September 2018 to May 2020 [PDF]
, 2023 Introduction: Enterococci harbouring genes encoding resistance to florfenicol and the oxazolidinone antimicrobial linezolid have emerged among food-producing animals and meat thereof, but few studies have analysed their occurrence in raw meat-based diets
Biggel, Michael +6 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Despite recent recognition of the ATP-binding cassette protein OptrA as an important mediator of linezolid resistance in Enterococcus faecalis worldwide, the mechanisms of optrA gene acquisition and transfer remain poorly understood.
Jiaqi Zou +9 more
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Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents and its impact on veterinary and human medicine [PDF]
, 2016 Background Antimicrobial resistance has become a major challenge in veterinary medicine, particularly in the context of bacterial pathogens that play a role in both humans and animals.
Aarestrup +123 more
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Antibiotics, 2022 Enterococci are part of the commensal gut microbiota of mammals, with Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium being the most clinically relevant species. This study assesses the prevalence and diversity of enterococcal species in cattle (n = 201) and pig (n = 249) cecal samples collected in 2017.
Joana Gião +4 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2019 Background Linezolid-resistant enterococci pose great challenges in clinical practice. The aim of this study is to study the mechanisms underlying the resistance and genetic environment of antimicrobial resistance gene of linezolid-resistant enterococci.
Hongbin Chen +6 more
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Assessment of the Risk to Public Health due to Use of Antimicrobials in Pigs—An Example of Pleuromutilins in Denmark [PDF]
, 2017 Antibiotic consumption in pigs can be optimized by developing treatment guidelines, which encourage veterinarians to use effective drugs with low probability of developing resistance of importance for human health.
Alban, Lis +4 more
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40 years of veterinary papers in JAC – what have we learnt? [PDF]
, 2016 This review, for the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (JAC), gives an overview of the manuscripts related to veterinary bacteriology published in the journal in the past 40 years with a focus on ‘One Health ...
Enne, VI, Schwarz, S, van Duijkeren, E
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Distribution of the optrA gene in Enterococcus isolates at a tertiary care hospital in China
Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, 2019 Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus have spread worldwide. This study investigated the prevalence of linezolid-non-susceptible Enterococcus (LNSE) and the potential mechanism and molecular epidemiology of LNSE isolates from Nanjing, China.Linezolid susceptibility of 2555 Enterococcus was retrospectively determined by Etest. Vancomycin and teicoplanin MICs
Wanqing, Zhou +6 more
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How Streptococcus suis escapes antibiotic treatments [PDF]
, 2022 Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic agent that causes sepsis and meningitis in pigs and humans. S. suis infections are responsible for large economic losses in pig production.
Arenas, Jesús +4 more
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