Emergence of linezolid-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in the tertiary children's hospital in Cracow, Poland.

ABSTRACT: Coagulase-negative staphylococci, ubiquitous commensals of human skin, and mucous membranes represent important pathogens for immunocompromised patients and neonates. The increasing antibiotic resistance among Staphylococcus epidermidis is an emerging problem worldwide. In particular, the linezolid-resistant S. epidermidis (LRSE) strains are observed in Europe since 2014. The aim of our study was to genetically characterize 11 LRSE isolates, recovered mostly from blood in the University Children's Hospital in Krakow, Poland, between 2015 and 2017. For identification of the isolates at the species level, we used 16S rRNA sequencing and RFLP of the saoC gene. Isolates were characterized phenotypically by determining their antimicrobial resistance patterns and using molecular methods such as

SUBMITTER: Kosecka-Strojek M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427702 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature