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While the mechanisms of linezolid resistance are relatively well understood, those underlying daptomycin resistance remain less clearly defined. In this study, we analyzed genomic changes associated with the development of linezolid and daptomycin resistance in initially susceptible isolates following treatment at a Danish university hospital. Phenotypic susceptibility testing and whole-genome sequencing were performed on eight isolates obtained from the same patient. We identified two distinct Enterococcus\u00a0faecium clones with different mechanisms of linezolid resistance. Linezolid resistance was associated with a G2576T mutation in the 23S rRNA gene (ST80 clone) and the presence of the poxtA gene (ST3082 clone). The ST80 clone also developed daptomycin resistance during therapy. We found that daptomycin resistance might result from either a G173R substitution in a gene annotated as an \u201cABC transporter ATP-binding protein (LolD)\u201d or a nonsense mutation (Q58*) in phosphoketolase, with both alterations potentially acting synergistically, but further studies are warranted to confirm if these mutations can confer resistance. 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