Your great-grandmother is hospitalized from a broken hip and has become critically ill with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)infection.What is the first-line antibiotic for the treatment of MRSA?

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Vancomycin is the first-line antibiotic for the treatment of MRSA infections. MRSA is resistant to many antibiotics, including ampicillin and sulfamethoxazole. Amphotericin B is an antifungal medication and is not effective against bacterial infections such as MRSA.

Your Great-Grandmother Is Hospitalized from a Broken Hip and Has