linezolid

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-014789",
  "term": "linezolid",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A synthetic oxazolidinone derivative, linezolid selectively inhibits an early step in bacterial protein synthesis and affects blood pressure through monoamine oxidase inhibition. It is effective against Gram-positive organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, coagulase-negative Staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/linezolid/"
}