Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections

PS Pottinger - Medical Clinics, 2013 - medical.theclinics.com
Uncomplicated bacteremia should be treated with 2 weeks of therapy. Complicated
bacteremia should be treated for 4 to 6 weeks, and endocarditis for at least 6 weeks. The
ideal drug choice for bacteremia remains controversial, but vancomycin is often still
appropriate. If patients fail to respond to vancomycin, a change to another agent
(daptomycin or linezolid) is warranted, regardless of the vancomycin minimum inhibitory
concentration. MRSA pneumonia is a highly morbid and mortal infection. Linezolid has not …