Syndrome: MRSA, mild to moderate
Primary Therapy(s):
- TMP/SMX or doxycycline (clindamycin if susceptible)
Alternate Therapy(s):
- Linezolid
Comments: MRSA is more reliably susceptible to TMP/SMX or doxycycline than clindamycin.
Guideline Index Guideline Table
2nd generation cephalosporins--Cefuroxime, Cefpodoxime
Respiratory quionlones--Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin
Respiratory quionlones--Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin