The Use of Oxazolidinone Products in the Treatment of Urinary Infections
D.D. Ivanov,
Ya.O. Dombrovskyi
Affiliations
D.D. Ivanov
Department of Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy of the National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L. Shupik, Kyiv
Clinical Hospital № 18, Kyiv, Ukraine
Ya.O. Dombrovskyi
Department of Nephrology and Renal Replacement Therapy of the National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L. Shupik, Kyiv
Clinical Hospital № 18, Kyiv, Ukraine
The clinical efficacy of oxazolidinones with a focus on linezolid application in urinary infections is presented. High activity of the drug in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis resistant to vancomycin is discussed. Most common situations for effective use of linezolid are defined: septic conditions and the long carriage of the mentioned pathogens.
