Expect to Dispense More Cefazolin for Certain Staph Blood Infections

June 2017

You'll see more cefazolin orders for patients with methicillin-sensitive Staph aureus (MSSA) bloodstream infections.

That's because cefazolin may work as well as nafcillin for MSSA bacteria. Plus it costs less...and is given less frequently.

On med histories, document details of penicillin allergies such as the patient's reaction and how long ago it occurred. This might keep clinicians from jumping to a "big gun" antibiotic, such as vancomycin, if a patient CAN safely take cefazolin.

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