Linezolid: a new antibiotic for gram-positive infections.
Linezolid is a new antibiotic that can treat multiresistant gram-positive infections and can be given parenterally or by mouth. It is not related to any existing agent so cross resistance is unusual.
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D000081:Acetamides / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016527:Drug Costs; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
D000081:Acetamides; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid