Increase in linezolid resistance in staphylococci in the private sector in Western Cape Province, South Africa

摘要

To the Editor: Concerns about increasing antimicrobial resistance secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic have been raised previously.[1] We report a marked increase in linezolid resistance in predominantly coagulase-negative staphylococci in the private sector in Western Cape Province, South Africa (SA), in the past 18 months.