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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Empiric antimicrobial therapy for pyomyositis in adults Regimens for beta-hemolytic streptococci and methicillin-susceptible staphylococci Cefazolin 1 g intravenously every 8 hours Oxacillin 1-2 g intravenously every 6 hours Nafcillin 1-2 g intravenously every 6 hours Regimens for beta-hemolytic streptococci and staphylococci (including activity against MRSA) Preferred therapy Vancomycin 30 mg/kg intravenously every 24 hours in 2 equally divided doses; not to exceed 2 g/24 hours unless concentrations in serum are inappropriately low Alternative agents Daptomycin 4 mg/kg intravenously once daily Linezolid 600 mg intravenously twice daily Ceftraoline 600 mg intravenously every 12 hours Tigecycline 100 mg intravenously once, thereafter 50 mg intravenously every 12 hours MRSA: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus