Linezolid AFB Sensitivity Test Cost & Procedure

To estimate a microbe's susceptibility to specific antibiotics, an antibiogram test, also known as an antimicrobial susceptibility test, is conducted. The antibiogram-MTB (Linezolid) test determines whether MTB is susceptible to or resistant to the antibiotic.

Linezolid, an antitubercular agent used to treat multi-drug resistant TB, is a second-line medication from the oxazolidinone class of antibiotics. It is categorized by the World Health Organization as a drug with unproven effectiveness that interferes with bacterial protein production.

What is TB?

One of the illnesses with a high mortality rate, tuberculosis (TB), which is brought on by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), mostly affects the lungs (Pulmonary TB), but can also affect other body parts like the pleura, joints, and abdomen, skin, etc. (Non-pulmonary TB). When an infected individual spits, cough, or sneeze, the bacteria are released into the air and spread the disease.

By halting the creation of proteins that aid in the development of the bacterium, linezolid is used to treat bacterial infections. In addition to being effective in treating most gram-positive bacteria, pneumonia can be treated with it:

• An infant being breastfed.
• Having issues with their bone marrow or excessive blood pressure.
• Taking part in activities that demand you to move big objects or pay close attention all the time.
• Allergic reaction to any medication, food, or substance, or specifically to any of the components of linezolid. Each person needs this drug at a different dosage. However, the typical dose for treating bacterial infections in adults is 600 mg administered either orally or intravenously. 
•  The dose for youngsters is roughly 10 mg every 8 hours for 14-28 days as well.

What functions does linezolid serve?

The following issues are ones that the drug can treat:

• PneumoniaStreptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are the most prevalent causes of pneumonia, which is treated with linezolid.
• Body Structure and Skin Infection Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus infections, particularly MRSA strains, are treated with linezolid.
• Infection SepticemiaSepticemia is a blood infection brought on by Staphylococci and Streptococcus pyogenes that is treated with linezolid.

What negative consequences does linezolid have?

One may experience any of the following negative effects:

• Diarrhoea
• Dizziness
• Rash Skin on Pale Skin
• Headache
• Vomiting or Nausea
• Convulsion
• Irregular Heart Beat
• Change In Taste
• Trouble Sleeping