| molecular basis of resistance to macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramins in staphylococcus saprophyticus clinical isolates. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of resistance to macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (mls) antibiotics as well as to assess the molecular basis of this resistance amongst 72 staphylococcus saprophyticus urinary isolates collected from 2005 to 2009 in university hospital of caen (france). of the 72 strains studied, 33 (45.8%) were resistant to at least one mls antibiotic, including 24 (72.7%) with an m phenotype, 5 (15.2%) with an inducible mls(b) phenotype, 3 (9.1%) with a c ... | 2010 | 21185697 |