Linezolid for resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections in children under 12 years: A meta-analysis
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Wu Qian; Xu Xiaohua; Tian Mingqing; Jiang Jianyang
- Source
- Open Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 969-977 (2022)
- Subject
- gram-positive bacterial infections
pneumonia
methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
linezolid
pediatrics
vancomycin
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2391-5463
Both linezolid and vancomycin have good efficacy in the treatment of resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of linezolid vs vancomycin for the treatment of resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections in children under 12 years.