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Linezolid‐induced dyserythropoiesis: chloramphenicol toxicity revisited
Author(s) -
Dawson M. A.,
Davis A.,
Elliott P.,
ColeSinclair M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2005.00912.x
Subject(s) - chloramphenicol , linezolid , medicine , toxicity , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , biology , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus
We report here two cases of dyserythropoietic anaemia associated with long‐term linezolid use that share striking similarities to chloramphenicol‐associated myelotoxicity. (Intern Med J 2005; 35: 626–628)