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Sep 2026
Emergence of optrA-mediated linezolid-resistance in human clinical Enterococcus faecalis: an alert for a shifting resistance landscape in hospitals.
OBJECTIVE The emergence of transferable linezolid resistance genes as optrA represents an increasing concern. This study characterizes the first optrA-positive E. faecalis (Efs) isolates associated with human infections in Portugal, while highlighting undetected colonization as a reservoir for dissemination within heal...
J. C. Vázquez-Ucha, A. Almeida-Santos, Andrea García-Pose et al.
· Journal of Hospital Infectio... · 0 citations