title: Co-infection with three linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium ST117 strain variants: what are we missing in diagnosis?
authors.forename: Ana R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.affiliation: UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Microbiologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n° 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Novais
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Patologia Clínica-Microbiologia, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.
authors.forename: Antónia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Read
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Patologia Clínica-Microbiologia, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal.
authors.forename: Valquíria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.affiliation: UCIBIO/REQUIMTE, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Microbiologia, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira n° 228, Porto 4050-313, Portugal. Electronic address: lpeixe@ff.up.pt.
authors.forename: Luísa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peixe
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D037521:Virulence Factors; D000069349:Linezolid