title: Comparative activity of linezolid and other new agents against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and teicoplanin-intermediate coagulase-negative staphylococci.
abstract: The activity of linezolid was determined against 225 recently isolated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 20 methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) with decreased levels of susceptibility to teicoplanin. Linezolid activity was compared with other new agents (quinupristin-dalfopristin, trovafloxacin, moxifloxacin, levofloxacin and telithromycin) and six other antimicrobials (erythromycin, clindamycin, gentamicin, vancomycin, teicoplanin and rifampicin). The in vitro activity of linezolid was similar to that of vancomycin. Linezolid inhibited all MRSA strains at between 0.1 and 2 mg/L and all CoNS strains tested at between 0.2 and 0.5 mg/L. These results suggest that linezolid would be useful for the treatment of infections involving these organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Plaza Cristo Rey s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain. cbetriu@efd.net
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Betriu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Redondo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boloix
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Culebras
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Picazo
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003030:Coagulase / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D016106:Methicillin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003030:Coagulase; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D017334:Teicoplanin; D000069349:Linezolid