Linezolid for therapy of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis: a cohort study of 26 patients.
Vicente PintadoRosario PazosManuel Enrique Jiménez-MejíasAzucena Rodríguez-GuardadoBeatriz Díaz-PollánCarmen CabellosJuan Manuel García-LechuzJaime Lora-TamayoPere DomingoElena MuñezDiego DomingoFernando González-RomoJosé Antonio Lepe-JiménezCarlos Rodríguez-LucasEulalia ValenciaIván PelegrínFernando ChavesVirginia PomarAntonio RamosTeresa AlarcónElisa Pérez-CeciliaPublished in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2020)
Linezolid appears to be effective and safe for therapy of S. aureus meningitis. Our findings showed that linezolid may be considered an adequate alternative to other antimicrobials in meningitis caused by S. aureus.