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'''Linezolid''' is the first commercially available [[antibiotic]] of the oxazolidinone class, approved for complex vancomycin-resistant ''[[Enterococcus faecium]]'' infections, methicillin-resistant ''[[Staphylococcus aureus]]'', and complex ''[[Streptococcus pyogenes]]'' and ''S. agalactiae'' infections. It is approved for complex skin and soft tissue infections, and for [[pneumonia]]s. | |||
It has little activity against [[Gram stain|Gram-negative]] organisms. The drug can be given intravenously or orally. | |||
Revision as of 16:09, 23 August 2010
Linezolid is the first commercially available antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class, approved for complex vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infections, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and complex Streptococcus pyogenes and S. agalactiae infections. It is approved for complex skin and soft tissue infections, and for pneumonias.
It has little activity against Gram-negative organisms. The drug can be given intravenously or orally.