title: In vitro bactericidal activities of linezolid in combination with vancomycin, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, fusidic acid, and rifampin against Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: The in vitro activities of linezolid were determined alone and in combination with vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, fusidic acid, or rifampin against five methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and five methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains. Similar responses were obtained against MSSA and MRSA. When combined with fusidic acid, gentamicin, or rifampin, linezolid prevented selection of resistant mutants but showed no synergy. When linezolid was combined with vancomycin and ciprofloxacin, a slight antagonism was observed. While the combination with linezolid may reduce the emergence of mutants resistant to the associated drugs, the absence of synergy, especially in the case of vancomycin and ciprofloxacin, does not argue in favor of such combinations.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grohs
authors.forename: Marie-Dominique
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kitzis
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gutmann
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology; D000069349:Linezolid; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005839:Gentamicins; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin; D000069349:Linezolid; D012293:Rifampin