Fatal lactic acidosis after prolonged linezolid exposure for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Eur J Intern Med. 2009 Oct;20(6):e134-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.12.002. Epub 2009 Jan 23.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / adverse effects*
  • Acetamides / therapeutic use
  • Acidosis, Lactic / chemically induced*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Linezolid
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxazolidinones / adverse effects*
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
  • Time Factors
  • Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Linezolid