Syndrome: MRSA, severe
Primary Therapy(s):
- Vancomycin IV
Alternate Therapy(s):
- Linezolid
- Daptomycin
- Ceftaroline
- Tigecycline
Comments:
- Daptomycin is ineffective for pneumonia.
- Avoid tigecycline for bloodstream infection.
- Newer agents, telavancin and ceftaroline, may be useful for treatment of skin and soft tissue MRSA infections.
Guideline Index Guideline Table
2nd generation cephalosporins--Cefuroxime, Cefpodoxime
Respiratory quionlones--Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin
Respiratory quionlones--Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin