Efficacy, safety and tolerability of linezolid for the treatment of XDR-TB: a study in China
Efficacy, safety and tolerability of linezolid for the treatment of XDR-TB: a study in China
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DOI:
10.1183/09031936.00035114
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发表时间:
2015-01-01
影响因子:
24.3
通讯作者:
Zhang, Zhanjun
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作者:
Tang, Shenjie;Yao, Lan;Zhang, Zhanjun
Linezolid may be effective in treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis. We conducted a prospective, multicentre, randomised study to further evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of linezolid in patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in China.65 patients who had culture-positive sputum for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis were randomly assigned to a linezolid therapy group or a control group. Patients in the two groups adopted a 2-year individually based chemotherapy regimen. The linezolid therapy group was given linezolid at a start dose of 1200 mg per day for a period of 4-6 weeks and this was then followed by a dose of 300-600 mg per day.The proportion of sputum culture conversions in the linezolid therapy group was 78.8% by 24 months, significantly higher than that in the control group (37.6%, p