A 70-year-old man has been ventilated for 8 days on ICU. He develops a new fever, purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrates on chest radiograph, a...

Question

A 70-year-old man has been ventilated for 8 days on ICU. He develops a new fever, purulent tracheal secretions, new infiltrates on chest radiograph, and rising CRP. The Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) is 7. The most recent tracheal aspirate grows MRSA. What is the most appropriate antibiotic choice for this ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Accepted Answer

Vancomycin or linezolid

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Piperacillin/tazobactam

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Meropenem

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Co-amoxiclav

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Ciprofloxacin

uk-fficm MCQ (SBA): Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia