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ArticleJournal of intensive medicine2023

Clinical efficacy and safety of linezolid in intensive care unit patients.

Aijia Ma, Meiling Dong, Jiangli Cheng, Xuelian Liao, Wei Dong, Chang Liu, Chenggong Hu, Jing Yang, Yan Kang

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Article in Journal of intensive medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aijia MaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Meiling DongDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Jiangli ChengDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Xuelian LiaoDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Wei DongDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Chang LiuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Chenggong HuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Jing YangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Yan KangDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: To characterize the population of critically ill patients and infections treated with linezolid in the intensive care unit (ICU), and to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of linezolid therapy. Methods: This multi-center, observational, real-world study was conducted across 52 hospitals between June 9, 2018, and December 28, 2019. Patients who met the following inclusion criteria were included: (1) admitted to the ICU, (2) of any age group, and (3) having a clinical or laboratory diagnosis of a Gram-positive bacterial infection. Clinical efficacy was categorized as success (cured or improved), failed, or non-evaluable. Adverse events and serious adverse events were recorded during treatment. Results: A total of 366 ICU patients who met the inclusion criteria were evaluated. Linezolid was used as second- and first-line treatment in 232 (63.4%) and 134 (36.6%) patients, respectively. The most common isolated strain was Conclusions: Based on real-world results, linezolid was found to be effective and safe in the treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections in critically ill patients.

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Gram-positive bacterial infectionIntensive care unitLinezolidReal-world study

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PMID36789359
PMCPMC9923966
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