OBJECTIVE: To observe clinical efficacy and safety of linezolid sequential therapy for pediatric gram-positive coccus acute hematogenous osteomyelitis. METHODS: In retrospective study, 13 children with gram-positive coccus acute hematogenous osteomyelitis was collected as research subjects. They received surgery+antibiotics step-down therapy, i.g. linezolid sequential therapy 10 mg/kg orally, q8 h, after symptom relief, body temperature return to normal for 2 weeks and normal lab indexes for 3 times. Clinical efficacy, ADR and lab indexes were observed before and after treatment. RESULTS: Of 13 children, recovery rate of 11 receiving linezolid was 84.62%, no relapse was found in follow-up period; ESR, C-reaction protein, WBC and NEU% of all children returned to normal except one child suffered from low count of white cell. 3 children suffered from ADR with the incidence of ADR was 23.08%. CONCLUSIONS: Oral administration of linezolid is effective and safe for pediatric gram-positive coccus acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, improve lab index of children and can be utilized as sequential therapy plan in clinic.
Laboratory of Child Development and Disorder,National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders(Chongqing),China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics,Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University