Severe thrombocytopenia caused by linezolid poisoning in an underweight critically ill patient with renal impairment treated with the recommended doses

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2016 Mar;34(3):213-4. doi: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.06.012. Epub 2015 Jul 26.

Authors

Daniel Echeverría-Esnal¹, Alexandra Retamero¹, Sonia Luque Pardos¹, Santiago Grau²

Affiliations

¹ Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
² Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26211841
DOI: 10.1016/j.eimc.2015.06.012

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Critical Illness
Female
Humans
Linezolid / adverse effects*
Thinness*
Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*
Thrombocytopenia / drug therapy

Substances

Linezolid