In Vitro Activity of Tedizolid Against Gram-Positive Bacteria in Patients With Skin and Skin Structure Infections and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Korean Multicenter Study.
10.3343/alm.2015.35.5.523
- Author:
Yangsoon LEE
1
;
Sung Kuk HONG
;
Sunghak CHOI
;
Weonbin IM
;
Dongeun YONG
;
Kyungwon LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:In Vitro ; Multicenter Study ; Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Tedizolid;
Skin;
Soft tissue;
Infection;
Pneumonia;
Gram-positive bacteria
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Agar;
Anti-Infective Agents;
Burns;
Cellulitis;
Erysipelas;
Furunculosis;
Gram-Positive Bacteria*;
Gram-Positive Cocci;
Humans;
Impetigo;
Korea;
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
Microbial Sensitivity Tests;
Pneumonia*;
Skin*
- From:Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2015;35(5):523-530
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We compared the activities of tedizolid to those of linezolid and other commonly used antimicrobial agents against gram-positive cocci recovered from patients with skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) and hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) in Korean hospitals. Gram-positive isolates were collected from 356 patients with SSSIs and 144 patients with HAP at eight hospitals in Korea from 2011 to 2014. SSSIs included impetigo, cellulitis, erysipelas, furuncles, abscesses, and infected burns. Antimicrobial susceptibility was tested by using the CLSI agar dilution method. All of the gram-positive isolates were inhibited by < or =1 microg/mL tedizolid. The minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC]90 of tedizolid was 0.5 microg/mL for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, which was 4-fold lower than that of linezolid. Tedizolid may become a useful option for the treatment of SSSIs and HAP caused by gram-positive bacteria.
