methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections in hospitalized patients

March 2011

New guidelines will clarify treatment of methicillin-resistant Staph aureus (MRSA) infections in hospitalized patients.

Recommend choosing treatments based on the infection site, patient's age, antibiotic sensitivities, patient tolerance, cost, etc.

Keep in mind that the newer drugs (daptomycin, linezolid) cost much more than the older ones (clindamycin, TMP/SMX, vancomycin).

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