Optimal treatment duration for MRSA-related pneumonia re-evaluated
Saturday, October 20, 2012 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
The U.S. national practice guideline for treating MRSA-related pneumonia is seven to 21 days. A new study found that effective treatment can be done in half the time. Researchers found that 40 percent of patients were treated for eight to 13 days on a therapy of the antibiotics vancomycin or linezolid, and had the highest survival rate.