Infectious Diseases Society of America: Linezolid Wins Battle on MRSA Pneumonia, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital Study

MedPageToday -- VANCOUVER -- The antibiotic linezolid (Zyvox) outperformed vancomycin (Vancocin) in treating hospital-acquired pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), according to a large clinical trial reported here.