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What are the alternatives to Vancomycin for Treatment of MRSA?

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What are the other drugs that can be used?

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The other alternatives of vancomycin for the treatment of MRSA are:

1. Linezolid
2. Tigecycline
3. Daptomycin
4. Dalbavancin/Telavancin/Oritavancin
5. Ceftobiprole, Ceftaroline
6. Iclaprim
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MRSA is sensitive to
Ripampicin
Ofloxacin
Cotrimoxazole
Topical Mupirocin
Teicoplanin

Against VRSA
Linezolid
Streptogramins
Daptomycin
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Depends if you have to use 4th gen cephalosporins like
Cefepime
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5th generation cephalosporin(ceftaroline)

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