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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 ... - MRSA coverage ... the patient has MRSA ... #MRSA #Coverage ... Community #Acquired #Management
Antibiotic Options for Treating MRSA Infections

PO: Doxycycline, Clindamycin, TMP-SMX, Linezolid
IV: Linezolid, Vancomycin, Ceftaroline, Daptomycin, Tigecycline

By Dr.
Options for Treating MRSA ... #Antibiotics #MRSA ... #pharmacology #management
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA ... cultures, appropriate management ... MRSA thrived on ... teamwork, careful management ... #MSSA #MRSA #ID
IDSA - Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcal and Streptococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
 • Impetigo (Staphylococcus
Streptococcus) • MSSA ... SSTI • MRSA SSTI ... #Antibiotics #management
Contact Precautions for MRSA & VRE 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do For No Reason

Source Article: https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/195053/hospital-medicine/things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre
Rebuttal
Precautions for MRSA ... things-we-do-no-reason-contact-precautions-mrsa-and-vre ... ContactPrecautions #MRSA ... #VRE #TWDFNR #Management
Antibiotics for Cellulitis

 • Treatment duration
 • When to give antibiotics for abscesses
 • When to
When to suspect MRSA ... Antibiotics #Treatment #Management
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
risk factors for MRSA ... Treatment #Regimen #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... PNA with MDRO (MRSA ... inpatients) • MRSA ... : Add MRSA coverage ... CAP #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
gram-positive coverage) MRSA ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
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