"Linezolid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An oxazolidinone and acetamide derived ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENT and PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITOR that is used in the treatment of GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS of the skin and respiratory tract.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069349
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.064.463 D02.241.081.018.110.525 D03.383.129.462.600.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Linezolid- Linezolid
- N-((3-(3-fluoro-4-morpholinylphenyl)-2-oxo-5-oxazolidinyl)methyl)acetamide
- Linezolide
U 100766- U 100766
- 100766, U
- PNU-100766
- PNU 100766
- PNU100766
- U-100766
- U100766
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Linezolid" by people in Profiles.
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Comparison of Linezolid and Vancomycin for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia: Institutional Implications. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 07; 36(7):731-9.
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A case of lactic acidosis induced by linezolid. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2010 Apr; 6(4):236-42.
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Incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection in high-risk febrile neutropenic patients colonized with VRE. Support Care Cancer. 2010 Feb; 19(2):231-7.
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Reduction in rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection after introduction of quarterly linezolid-vancomycin cycling in a surgical intensive care unit. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2008 Aug; 9(4):423-31.
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Linezolid pharmacokinetics in adult patients with cystic fibrosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Jan; 48(1):281-4.