Question: Drug of choice for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
Options:
- Imipenem
- Ceftazidime
- Trimethoprim sulfamethoxalate
- Vancomycin
Answer: Vancomycin
Vancomycin is the drug of choice for methicillin resistant Staphylococcous aureus
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If vancomycin is not available, daptomycin becomes the first choice. Other drugs for treatment of MRSA are Linezolid, teicoplanin, telavancin and ceftaroline
See also: Infection
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