Linezolid for Treating Tuberculosis: A Delicate Balancing Act

EBioMedicine. 2015 Oct 21;2(11):1568-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.10.014. eCollection 2015 Nov.

Authors

Gary Maartens¹, Constance A Benson²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, USA.

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Publication types

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MeSH terms

Acetamides / therapeutic use
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis / drug therapy
Humans
Linezolid*
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis / drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*

Substances

Acetamides
Antitubercular Agents
Oxazolidinones
Linezolid