Multiple choice

Daptomycin (lipopeptide antibiotic) is effective against which of the following?

  1. Gram-negative organisms + GRE (glycopeptide resistant enterococcus) + MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

  2. Gram-positive organisms + GRE (glycopeptide resistant enterococcus) + MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

  3. Mycobacteria + GRE (glycopeptide eesistant enterococcus) + MRSA (methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

  4. Resistant Gram-negative organisms
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Daptomycin is active against all Gram-positive organisms. They include glycopeptide resistant enterococci (GRE), Staphylococci (including methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus), Streptococci, corynebacteria and stationary-phase Borrelia burgdorferi persisters.

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