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Effect of Vancomycin or Daptomycin With vs Without an Antistaphylococcal ?-Lactam on Mortality, Bacteremia, Relapse, or Treatment Failure in Patients With MRSA Bacteremia - The CAMERA2 TrialS Tong, D Lye, D Yahav, et al for the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network JAMA, 2020, 323(6):527-537 This page is only available to Crit-IQ subscribers. To view the rest of this review and gain access to our vast array of critical care teaching tools including podcasts, vodcasts, modules, exam preparation tools, teaching aids and much more, login here, or Become a Member to register |
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The mortality for S aureus bacteraemia is high, 20-25%. It is higher for MRSA than MSSA. Standard therapy for MRSA is vancomycin or da-tony in, and they have shortcomings, ie poor tissue penetration and slow killing time. There is in-vivo and in-vitro evidence that adding a...