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Linezolid pharmacokinetics in MDR-TB: a systematic review, meta-analysis and Monte Carlo simulation
Author(s) -
James Millard,
Henry Pertinez,
Laura Bonnett,
Eva Maria Hodel,
Véronique Dartois,
John L. Johnson,
Maxine Caws,
Simon Tiberi,
Mathieu S. Bolhuis,
JanWillem C. Alffenaar,
Geraint Davies,
Derek J. Sloan
Publication year - 2018
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/dky096
Subject(s) - linezolid , dosing , medicine , pharmacokinetics , pharmacodynamics , confounding , pharmacology , biology , vancomycin , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
The oxazolidinone linezolid is an effective component of drug-resistant TB treatment, but its use is limited by toxicity and the optimum dose is uncertain. Current strategies are not informed by clinical pharmacokinetic (PK)/pharmacodynamic (PD) data; we aimed to address this gap.

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