Zyvoxam (linezolid), a potent new antibiotic for resistant gram-positive infections
May 2001
Pharmacia is now marketing Zyvoxam (linezolid), a potent new antibiotic for resistant gram-positive infections.
Zyvoxam is the first in a new class...oxazolidinones.
It inhibits protein synthesis of certain gram-positive bacteria...including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE).
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