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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 ... coverage (in community ... - MRSA coverage ... #MRSA #Coverage ... Algorithm #CAP #Community
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Treatment of with Community-Acquired ... risk factors for MRSA ... Outpatient #CAP #Community
Etiology of community acquired empyema determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. MRSA=meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA=meticillin sensitive
Etiology of community ... MRSA=meticillin ... Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
Antibiotics for severe community-onset ... gram-positive coverage) MRSA ... Vancomycin #Community
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 ... treatment #Pulmonary #Community
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
some Staph and MRSA ... infections when suspect community-acquired ... MRSA, respiratory
Clindamycin - Antibiotics Class Overview
-50 S inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Excellent activity vs. Anaerobes and Gram
including ~ 50% of community-acquired ... MRSA, but NOT Enterococci
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
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
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Streptococcus and MSSA ... Streptococcus and MSSA ... HENPECKS (Add MRSA