Cindy Lau, Deborah Marriott, Jessica Bui, Melanie Figtree, Michael Gould, Adriana Chubaty, Yuen Su, Suman Adhikari, Pam Konecny, Kristi Kozierowski, Taylor Holland, Eliza Milliken, Ayesha Akram, Alexander McNamara, Yihui Sun, Sebastiaan VAN Hal, Asad E Patanwala, Aryan Shahabi-Sirjani, Timothy Gray, Chin Yen Yeo, Angela Netluch, Stephanie Halena, Marcelle Appay, Rozanna Alameddine, Fiona Yin, Quoc Nguyen, Mei-Yi So, Indy Sandaradura, Hannah Yejin Kim, Semun Galimam, Nicole Cerruto, Tony Lai, Timothy Gilbey, Kathryn Daveson, Stephanie E Reuter, Jonathan Penm, Jan-Willem Alffenaar
BACKGROUND: Linezolid is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial but toxicity limits it use. This study aimed to evaluate linezolid toxicity in a large multicentre cohort. Secondary objectives were to identify factors contributing to toxicity, including the impact of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). METHODS: Patients administered linezolid between January 2017 and December 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. Data was collected on patient characteristics, linezolid therapy and outcomes...
March 13, 2023: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents