Linezolid for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Linezolid for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
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DOI:
10.1093/jac/dki148
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发表时间:
2005-07-01
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Moreno, S
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作者:
Fortún, J;Martín-Dávila, P;Moreno, S
Objectives: In vitro studies have shown good activity of linezolid against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, including multidrug-resistant strains. However, clinical experience with linezolid in tuberculosis is scarce.Methods: We report our clinical experience with five consecutive patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis infection treated with combination regimens that included linezolid.Results: Two patients had multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium bovis infection, with resistance to 12 antituberculous agents (one of them with HIV co-infection and < 50 CD4 cells/mm(3)). The other three patients were infected by multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis strains, with resistance to all first-line drugs and other second-line drugs. All patients received linezolid in combination with thiacetazone, clofazimine or amoxicillin/clavulanate. Susceptibility tests showed linezolid MIC values