{"pk":16633,"title":"Complications of MRSA Treatment: Linezolid-induced Myelosuppression Presenting with Pancytopenia","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections have grown to epidemic proportions in the United States. With the development of increasing drug resistance of MRSA to traditional antimicrobials, there has been a search for a more effective antibiotic treatment. Linezolid is one of the most effective oral medications used for outpatient treatment of MRSA infections. We present a case of pancytopenia after outpatient treatment with linezolid. Myelosuppression is a rare but serious side effect of linezolid of which emergency physicians need to be aware in order to provide early intervention.\n\n\n[WestJEM. 2008;9:177-178.]","language":"en","license":{"name":"none","short_name":"none","text":"","url":"http://google.com"},"keywords":[{"word":"Linezolid  myelosuppression  methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus"}],"section":"Article","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0f76s28z","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Julie","middle_name":"A","last_name":"Gorchynski","name_suffix":"","institution":"CHRISTUS Spohn Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M University, Department of Emergency Medicine","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Jeri","middle_name":"K","last_name":"Rose","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2008-03-02T08:00:00Z","date_accepted":"2008-03-02T08:00:00Z","date_published":"2008-06-23T07:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/westjem/article/16633/galley/8416/download/"}]}