Linezolid is best used for:
Linezolid This is the first member of a new class of svnthetic AMAs &;Oxazolidinones&; which has become available for the treatment of resistant gram positive coccal (aerobic and anaerobic) and bacillary infections. It is active against MRSA and some VRSA, VRE, penicillin-resistant Strep.pyogenes, Strep. viridans and Strep. pneumoniae, M.tuberculosis, Corynebacterium, Listeria, Clostridia and Bact. Fragilis. It is primarily bacteriostatic, but can exe cidal action against some streptococci, pneumococci and B. fragilis. Gram:- negative bacteria are not affected. ESSENTIALS OF MEDICAL PHARMACOLOGY K.D.TRIPATHI SIXTH EDITION PAGE NO:733
MRSA
VRSA
K. pneumonia
E.coli
Chemotherapy