Optimal Treatment Duration for MRSA-Related Pneumonia
Friday, October 19, 2012 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
The national practice guideline for treating MRSA-related pneumonia is seven to 21 days. A Henry Ford Hospital 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.