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Intra- and extracellular activity of linezolid against Staphylococcus aureus in vivo and in vitro
Author(s) -
Anne Sandberg,
Kim Jensen,
Pierre Baudoux,
Françoise Van Bambeke,
Paul M. Tulkens,
Niels FrimodtMøller
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkq052
Subject(s) - linezolid , staphylococcus aureus , in vivo , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , extracellular , micrococcaceae , antibacterial agent , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal infections , staphylococcus , chemistry , antibiotics , medicine , bacteria , biology , vancomycin , biochemistry , genetics
Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections remains problematic (slow responses and frequent recurrences). Intracellular persistence of the S. aureus could explain those difficulties because of impaired intracellular efficacy of antibiotics. Our aim was to study linezolid for its intracellular activity.

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