1994 results
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... coverage (in community ... - MRSA coverage ... #MRSA #Coverage ... Indications #Pneumonia #Algorithm
Antibiotics with MRSA Coverage

Oral: Doxycycline, Minocycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX
IV: Vancomycin, Daptomycin, Telavancin, Ceftaroline, Dalbavancin, Oritavancin, Tigecycline
Oral and
Antibiotics with MRSA ... Coverage Oral ... TheIDtrivia #MRSA ... #Coverage #antibiotics ... #coverage #grampositive
Cephalosporin Coverage by Generation - HENPECKS Mnemonic
1st Gen: PEK (Proteus, E. coli, Klebsiella)
2nd Gen: HNPEK (Add
Cephalosporin Coverage ... Streptococcus and MSSA ... Streptococcus and MSSA ... HENPECKS (Add MRSA ... Cephalosporins #Coverage
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage ... generation, but added MRSA ... stronger Gram - coverage ... strong Gram - coverage ... it also covers MRSA
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
Tigecycline (IV) - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Glycylcycline class - structurally related to Tetracyclines (bacteriostatic).  Only
Spectrum: Broad coverage ... positive (including MRSA ... Notable holes in coverage
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical coverage ... gram-positive coverage ... ) MRSA coverage ... #Antibiotics #Coverage
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA ... MRSA, however, was ... MRSA thrived on ... cared to count, MRSA ... #MSSA #MRSA #ID
IDSA - Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Impetigo (Staphylococcus
Streptococcus) • MSSA ... SSTI • MRSA SSTI
General Bacterial Antibiogram - Antibiotics and Spectrum of Coverage
Make sure you consult your local antibiogram!
VRE -
and Spectrum of Coverage ... VRE - MRSA - GRAM ... Bacterial #Spectrum #Coverage