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. 2003 Jan;47(1):398-9.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.47.1.398-399.2003.

Comparison of linezolid activities under aerobic and anaerobic conditions against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Brent W Gunderson  1 , Khalid H Ibrahim, Charles A Peloquin, Laurie B Hovde, John C Rotschafer
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Comparison of linezolid activities under aerobic and anaerobic conditions against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium

Brent W Gunderson et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Jan.

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium were exposed to linezolid (MIC of 2 mg/liter) under aerobic or anaerobic conditions in an in vitro pharmacodynamic model. Drug concentration and half-life were adjusted to simulate clinical dosing (600 mg twice daily) of linezolid. Linezolid produced a 2-log(10) killing at 24 h, and rates of killing against each of these facultative organisms as measured by mean survival time appeared similar under aerobic and anaerobic conditions.

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Activities of linezolid against MRSA (A) and VREF (B) under aerobic (circles) and anaerobic (squares) conditions along with growth control (triangles).
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