Use of linezolid in infants and children: a retrospective multicentre study of the Italian Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Author(s) -
Silvia Garazzino,
Andrzej Krzysztofiak,
Susanna Esposito,
Elio Castagnola,
Alessandro Plebani,
Letizia Galli,
Monica Cellini,
Rita Lipreri,
Carlo Scolfaro,
Chiara Bertaina,
Carmelina Calitri,
Elena Bozzola,
Laura Lancella,
Anna Quondamcarlo,
Samantha Bosis,
Lorenza Pugni,
Giuseppe Losurdo,
Annarosa Soresina,
M. De Gaudio,
Ilaria Mariotti,
Luca Mancini,
C. Gabiano,
PierAngelo Tovo
Publication year - 2011
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/dkr285
Subject(s) - linezolid , medicine , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , population , intensive care medicine , environmental health , staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , bacteria , biology , genetics
Because of the spread of drug-resistant Gram-positive bacteria, the use of linezolid for treating severe infections is increasing. However, clinical experience in the paediatric population is still limited. We undertook a multicentre study to analyse the use of linezolid in children.
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