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Antimicrobial Stewardship approved criteria must be indicated at ORDER ENTRY.
Approved Indications:
Targeted therapy of resistant gram positive infections with MRSA (particularly when MIC≥2) and VRE including endovascular infection
Creatine kinase weekly
Antimicrobial class: Cyclic Lipopeptide
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 9 hours
CSF penetration: Poor
Lung penetration: Poor
Urine penetration: Therapeutic