title: Activity of linezolid against multi-resistant gram-positive bacteria from diverse hospitals in the United Kingdom.
abstract: The in vitro activity of linezolid, an oxazolidinone, was assessed against 374 gram-positive cocci, with an emphasis on testing multi-resistant, epidemiologically unrelated isolates. MICs of linezolid for staphylococci, pneumococci and streptococci had a narrow range, from 0.5 to 2 mg/L, whereas MICs for enterococci were uniformly 4 mg/L. For all the species tested, the MICs of linezolid were unrelated to those of other antimicrobials. Linezolid appears to be a potentially useful drug for infections caused by gram-positive cocci.
authors.affiliation: Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, London NW9 5HT, UK. ajohnson@phls.nhs.uk
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Warner
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Livermore
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D000069349:Linezolid; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010080:Oxazoles; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid