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Short Report

First Report Cfr and OptrA Co-harboring Linezolid-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis in China

Qingqing Chen1 Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;2 The Affiliated Quanzhou First Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Dandan Yin1 Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;3 Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Pei Li1 Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;3 Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Yan Guo1 Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;3 Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Desong Ming2 The Affiliated Quanzhou First Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Yuling Lin2 The Affiliated Quanzhou First Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Xiaoli Yan2 The Affiliated Quanzhou First Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Zhishan Zhang2 The Affiliated Quanzhou First Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fupin Hu1 Institute of Antibiotics, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China;3 Key Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology of Antibiotics, Ministry of Health, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 3919-3922 | Published online: 02 Nov 2020

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