Introduction: Tedizolid is indicated for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). Although tedizolid shares many similar properties with linezolid, another oxazolidinone used to treat ABSSSI, the two antibiotics have several key differences.
Areas covered: This review provides a detailed summary of the overall pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, and safety of tedizolid for the treatment of ABSSSI.
Expert opinion: Compared to other antibiotics used for ABSSSI, tedizolid has several advantages. Tedizolid has a long half-life, allowing for once daily dosing. Tedizolid also has broad spectrum of activity against Gram-positive pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase-negative Staphylococci, and Enterococci – including isolates demonstrating resistance to linezolid. It is available in both oral and intravenous formulations, and, has outstanding oral bioavailability, allowing for oral-step down therapy. There is also some evidence that, tedizolid has fewer significant interactions with serotonin reuptake inhibitors or monoamine oxidase inhibitors than linezolid. Finally, thrombocytopenia may occur less often with tedizolid than linezolid. However, these benefits must be weighed against the financial cost of tedizolid and the availability of alternative antibiotic choices. 相似文献
Linezolid is the first of a new class of antibacterial agents, the oxazolidinones. It is particularly effective against Gram-positive infections and little resistance has been reported, even amongst methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant bacteria. The compound’s excellent oral bioavailability and reasonable safety profile, along with the increasing incidence of resistant infections, means that linezolid offers a valuable alternative to more traditional therapies such as vancomycin. Although no large randomised trials have been carried out in patients with orthopaedic infections such as osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, early results are encouraging. However, the apparent increase in observed adverse events, particularly bone marrow suppression, seen with prolonged administration, means that treatment of such patients must be undertaken with careful surveillance, at least until these complications are better understood. 相似文献
Abstract: Infective endocarditis is a rare complication affecting solid organ transplant recipients. Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of infective endocarditis accounting for about 30% of cases. We present a case of nosocomial methicillin-resistant S. aureus endocarditis with persistent bacteremia, in a patient following orthotopic liver transplantation. We were unable to eradicate this infection with primary linezolid therapy or with secondary treatment with combined vancomycin and rifampicin, but successfully treated it with daptomycin, in addition to tricuspid and aortic valve replacement. 相似文献