Linezolid twice-daily 0.5-h infusion of 600 mg over 48 h against S. aureus RN4220 and RN4220MutS2. Shown are the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects of linezolid on S. aureus RN4220 (A1) and its mutant S. aureus RN4220MutS2 (B1) during the simulation of twice-daily 0.5-h infusion of 600 mg over 48 h in the in vitro PK-PD model (mean; n = 2). ⧫, PCp concentration-time curve; ▴, control growth curve; ▪, killing and regrowth curve. (A2 and B2) Emergence of linezolid-resistant mutants of S. aureus RN4220 (A2) and RN4220MutS2 (B2) during the corresponding simulations (mean percentage of viable counts; n = 2). Blue, control; green, resistant to 1.0 μg/ml; yellow, resistant to 2.0 μg/ml.