An oxazolidinone resistance mechanism (Cfr) was recently described in human isolates of staphylococci ([18][1]). Cfr causes posttranscriptional methylation of the 23S rRNA (A2503), affecting drugs belonging to several antimicrobial classes ([10][2]). cfr -carrying isolates recovered from human
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