aureus (MRSA), which causes the vast majority of skin abscesses (algorithm 1)
Approved for use in the year 2000, Linezolid is FDA approved for treating soft tissue and skin infections, including those caused by MRSA
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur
aureus is a common pathogen in skin, soft-tissue, catheter-related
Daptomycin 4–10 mg/kg every 24 hours, depending on site of infection (not for pulmonary
MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus): Staph infection that’s
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when Coag-negative Staph or S
This type of resistance is transferred between S
Although many MRSA infections are health care associated, the increasing incidence of community-acquired MRSA infections represents a growing public health concern ()
Not effective against Staphylococcus aureus, ex
For managing the serious methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus or MSSA infections, Penicillinase-resistant penicillin’s, such as Flucloxacillin and dicloxacillin, remain the antibiotics of choice
Its use may be limited by resistance and side effects such as diarrhea and yeast overgrowth
2 In addition, new anti-staphylococcal antibiotics have become available and experience
To address this need, a number of new antibiotics have been developed for
If any of these effects last or get worse, tell the doctor or pharmacist promptly
You may have read about MRSA being a
All About Folliculitis, Furuncles, and Carbuncles The treatment for staph infection depends on the stage of the infection and whether the strain you have is antibiotic-resistant (as MRSA is)
aureus
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CoNS) with unusual pathogenicity resembling that of S
Treatment