Abstract

QUIROS ENRIQUEZ, Maira et al. Oxazolidinones as an Alternative in the Treatment of Multiresistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Medisur [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.2, pp. 159-166. ISSN 1727-897X.

Infections caused by resistant strains are becoming more difficult to treat with available antibiotics. Those caused by multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have reached unprecedented levels and effective drugs to treat them are often scarce. Bacterial resistance is a global problem that decreases therapeutic options in infections of both, hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients. They increase the chances of failure as well as treatment costs. This review is aimed at describing the resistance mechanisms of Staphylococcus aureus strains and at characterizing oxazolidinones (linezolid), as an alternative for the treatment of infections caused by this germ.

Keywords : oxazolidinones; staphylococcus aureus; staphylococcal infections; drug resistance, bacterial.

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