Linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates from Pakistan: a genomic analysis
Our findings show the circulation of CC17 sequence types with a known outbreak potential and we identified molecular mechanisms of resistance that were not previously reported from Pakistan.
Authors
- Zahra Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7580-372X)
- Egon Anderson Ozer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7131-3691)
- Javaria Ashraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-5921)
- Erum Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-5270)
- Joveria Farooqi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-4660)
- Noureen Saeed
- Kauser Jabeen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2497-7847)
- Sadaf Zaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5024-1713)
- Hassan Ghayas
- Mehreen Arshad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7517-9274)
- Tazeen Fatima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7674-5584)
- Syed Faisal Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3390-7659)
- Faiza Rezwan
- Mohammad Zeeshan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4735-3925)
- Rumina Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-2231)
- Najia Karim Ghanchi
- Syed Ali Raza Nasir
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)
- Aga Khan University Hospital (PK)
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03491-2
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.95
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention