MCQ: Drug of choice for MRSA

Question: Drug of choice for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

Options:

1. Imipenem
2. Ceftazidime
3. Trimethoprim sulfamethoxalate
4. Vancomycin

Answer: Vancomycin

Vancomycin is the drug of choice for methicillin resistant Staphylococcous aureus

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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