Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Lincosamide Therapy in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Isabel Guthridge, Simon Smith, Matthew Law, Enzo Binotto, Josh Hanson
Abstract
= 0.02). Lincosamides appear to have utility, at least as stepdown therapy, in the treatment of MRSA bacteremia, particularly in young, clinically stable patients with few comorbidities in whom endocarditis has been excluded. Prospective studies will help define their optimal role.
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MedicineBacteremiaInternal medicineRegimenOdds ratioCase fatality rateMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureusSurgeryAntibioticsStaphylococcus aureusEpidemiologyMicrobiologyBacteriaGeneticsBiologyAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusBacterial Identification and Susceptibility TestingAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy