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What is Drug of choice for MRSA and explain in detail?
Methicillin was the first compound developed to combat resistance due to Penicillinase production by staphylococci. MRSA become common nowadays resistant not only to Penicillin but to all other beta-lactam antibiotics. vancomycin is the drug of choice for MRSA. Strains resistant to vancomycin and teicoplanin are still not common. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology; Ananthanarayanan and Panicker; 10th Edition; Page no: 208