Skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI)

Oral options:

  • clindamycin
  • trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
  • doxycycline or minocycline
  • linezolid

IV options:

  • vancomycin
  • linezolid 600 mg BID
  • daptomycin 4 mg/kg/dose
  • telavancin 10 mg/kg/dose
  • clindamycin 600 mg IV TID

Osteomyelitis

Oral options:

  • TMP-SMX 4 mg/kg BID + rifampin 600 mg QD
  • linezolid 600 mg PO BID
  • clindamycin 600 mg PO q8h

IV options:

  • vancomycin
  • daptomycin 6 mg/kg QD

Uncomplicated bacteremia or native valve endocarditis

IV options:

  • vancomycin
  • daptomycin 6 mg/kg QD

Prosthetic valve endocarditis

IV options:

  • vancomycin + rifampin 300 mg PO/IV q8h + gentamicin 1 mg/kg q8h

Pneumonia

Oral options:

  • linezolid 600 mg BID
  • clindamycin 600 mg PO TID

IV options:

  • vancomycin
  • linezolid 600 mg BID
  • clindamycin 600 mg TID

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