The effectiveness of chemotherapy regimens with the inclusion of linezolid in children and teenagers with tuberculosis

Purpose . To evaluate the effectiveness of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy regimens with the inclusion of linezolid in children and teenagers. Materials and methods . The results of treatment of 55 children and adolescents with tuberculosis when using linezolid in anti-tuberculosis therapy regimens were analyzed. Bacterial excretion was detected in 12.7% of patients at the start of therapy. All children and teenagers included in the study received at least 85% of the daily doses of anti-tuberculosis drugs. Results . All children and teenagers included in the study showed positive clinical and radiological dynamics at different periods of chemotherapy. Cessation of bacterial excretion was registered in all bacterial isolators by the end of the first month of treatment. The frequency of adverse reactions associated with the use of linezolid was 5.4%; all of them were reversible.