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Article: Investigators at Kyoto Prefectural University, Medical Department have published new data on antimicrobial agents.
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- Drug Week
- Article date:
- May 15, 2009
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According to recent research from Kyoto, Japan, "Here we report our experience with four paediatric patients with mediastinitis due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) following cardiac surgery refractory to glycopeptide treatment and treated by linezolid. The pharmacokinetics and tolerance of linezolid administered orally or intravenously were analysed."
"Linezolid was administered intravenously at a dosage of 10 mg/kg every 8 h and then orally. In oral administration, 10 mg/kg or 15 mg/kg was given every 8 h as a powder made by crushing tablets. The linezolid serum trough concentration was >= 3.5 mg/L in patients treated by intravenous ...
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