In Vitro Activities of Linezolid against Multiple Nocardia Species
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- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
- Vol. 45 (4) , 1295-1297
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.45.4.1295-1297.2001
Abstract
Linezolid was tested by broth microdilution against 140 clinicalNocardia isolates belonging to seven species. The MIC at which 50% of the strains are inhibited (MIC50) and MIC90 for all species other than Nocardia farcinica were 2 and 4 μg/ml. Linezolid is the first antimicrobial agent demonstrated to be active against allNocardia species.Keywords
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