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Editor(s)-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H.[2]
Overview
Antimicrobial therapy
Patients prone to Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus
- Critically ill patients
- History of recent antibiotic therapy
- Patient admitted in a hospital with increased incidence of MRSA.
Antibiotic choice for MRSA
- Vancomycin
- Linezolid
- Teicoplanin
- Clindamycin if documented susceptibility present
- In case no MRSA is isolated on culture these antibiotics should be discontinued.
Side-effects of Linezolid
- Thrombocytopenia
- Gastrointestinal side-effects
- Renal dysfunction
Side-effects of vancomycin
- Renal toxicity were more common in vancomycin compared to linezolid
Vancomycin trough
Supportive trial data [4]
In a study done in 1184 patients treated with linezolid and vancomycin no significant difference in 60 days mortality were found between the two groups. The side-effects profile were similar in both the groups however nephrotoxicity was commoner in the vancomycin group. Linezolid was found to be non-inferior to vancomycin for clinical outcome, and microbiologic outcome at end of treatment and end of study.
References
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