Reversal of linezolid-associated cytopenias, but not peripheral neuropathy, by administration of vitamin B6

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 832-835

  Spellberg, Brad ^a   Yoo, Thomas ^a   Bayer, Arnold S ^a,b  

^a St John's Cardiovascular Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Deficiency; Mycobacteria; Pyridoxine; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FAMOTIDINE; GABAPENTIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; PREDNISONE; PYRIDOXINE; ROFECOXIB; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPENIA; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PANCYTOPENIA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ACETAMIDES; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; OXAZOLIDINONES; PANCYTOPENIA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 6344294236     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh405     Document Type: Article

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