A 61-year-old man with a chronic venous ulcer is colonized with MRSA but has no signs of systemic infection. He asks for antibiotics. What is the appr...

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A 61-year-old man with a chronic venous ulcer is colonized with MRSA but has no signs of systemic infection. He asks for antibiotics. What is the appropriate plan?

Accepted Answer

Avoid systemic antibiotics unless clinical infection is present; focus on wound care

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Start vancomycin IV

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Start doxycycline long-term

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Use rifampin monotherapy

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Culture suppression therapy

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A 61-year-old man with a chronic venous ulcer is colonized with MRSA but has no signs of systemic infection. He asks for antibiotics. What is the appropriate plan?