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An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
guide the use of MRSA ... (in community acquired ... - MRSA coverage ... #MRSA #Coverage ... CAP #Community #Acquired
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
with Community-Acquired ... risk factors for MRSA ... CAP #Community #Acquired
Etiology of community acquired empyema determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. MRSA=meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA=meticillin sensitive
Etiology of community acquired ... MRSA=meticillin ... Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... PNA with MDRO (MRSA ... inpatients) • MRSA ... : Add MRSA coverage ... Pulmonary #Community #Acquired
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Too Aggressive: MRSA ... Antibiotic: Spectrum (MRSA ... diff) • Hospital-Acquired
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
some Staph and MRSA ... suspect community-acquired ... MRSA, respiratory
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
including most CA-MRSA ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... MRSA Skin infections
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
gram-positive coverage) MRSA ... #Community #Acquired
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
50% of community-acquired ... MRSA, but NOT Enterococci
IDSA Suggested Empiric Antibiotic Regimens Based on Clinical Severity for Diabetic Foot Infections
Mild (usually treated with
Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA ... Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA ... agent[s]) • MSSA ... anaerobes • MRSA ... aeruginosa • MRSA