Linezolid: low pre-treatment platelet values could increase the risk of thrombocytopenia

MeSH terms

• Acetamides / administration & dosage
• Acetamides / adverse effects*
• Acetamides / therapeutic use
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
• Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
• Blood Platelets* / cytology
• Female
• Humans
• Intensive Care Units
• Length of Stay
• Linezolid
• Male
• Oxazolidinones / administration & dosage
• Oxazolidinones / adverse effects*
• Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
• Platelet Count
• Prospective Studies
• Risk
• Thrombocytopenia / blood
• Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced*