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Linezolid-induced lactic acidosis in two liver transplant patients with the mitochondrial DNA A2706G polymorphism.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jul 2014
Del Pozo J L, Fernández-Ros N, Sáez E, Herrero J I, Yuste J R, Banales J M
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondrial toxicity has been recently suggested to be the underlying mechanism of long-term linezolid-associated toxicity in patients with 16S rRNA genetic polymorphisms. Here, we report for the first time two cases of lactic acidosis due to long-term linezolid exposure in liver transplant recipients who presented an A2706G mitochondrial DNA polymorphism.
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