Gram positive - Treatment

Question 1

Antibiotics used for Gram positive bacteria - 4

Answer 1

Penicillins, Cephalosporins (1st gen), Vancomycin, Linezolid/Daptomycin

Question 2

Staph aureus - MSSA - Tx. options and order - 3

Answer 2

best one is Penicillin (but synthetic! – Oxacillin), then Cephalosporin, then Vancomycin (not as good)

Question 3

Staph aureus - MRSA - Tx. - 1

Answer 3

start Vancomycin

Question 4

Streptococci - Tx. - 1

Answer 4

sensitive almost to anything

Question 5

Enterococci - Tx. options and order - 2

Answer 5

usually sensitive to Penicillin, if not give Vancomycin

Question 6

Linezolid/Daptomycin - ??

Answer 6

we were to talk about it later, i think it didn’t happen. correct me pls if i’m wrong