A 44-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough, and lobar infiltrate. He has a history of MRSA skin infection 2 months ago. Which empiric add...

Question

A 44-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough, and lobar infiltrate. He has a history of MRSA skin infection 2 months ago. Which empiric addition is reasonable for severe CAP?

Accepted Answer

Add vancomycin for MRSA risk

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Add linezolid routinely for all CAP

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No MRSA coverage regardless of risk

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Add daptomycin

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Add TMP-SMX for MRSA

us-abim MCQ (SBA): CAP with MRSA Risk

A 44-year-old man presents with fever, productive cough, and lobar infiltrate. He has a history of MRSA skin infection 2 months ago. Which empiric addition is reasonable for severe CAP?