A Case of Linezolid-Associated Lactic Acidosis / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
;
: 371-373, 2012.
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en Coreano
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| ID: wpr-741072
ABSTRACT
Linezolid has been used for treatment of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium infection, nosocomial pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pneumoniae, and complicated and uncomplicated skin and skin structure infections. Lactic acidosis is an adverse effect associated with drugs, including metformin, the nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors and, rarely, linezolid. We report a case in which severe lactic acidosis developed as an adverse effect of linezolid in a 75-year-old woman who had been on linezolid for 30 days for treatment of a wound infection caused by methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus. Discontinuation of linezolid and hemodialysis improved her lactic acidosis.
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Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Piel
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Staphylococcus
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Infección de Heridas
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Acidosis Láctica
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Infección Hospitalaria
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Resistencia a la Meticilina
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Diálisis Renal
Límite:
Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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