<DIV>I was wondering if anyone had tried <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>telavancin</SPAN>, a relatively new synthetic spin off of <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>vancomycin</SPAN>, to treat their <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>MRSA</SPAN>. It is supposed to work really well, even on <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>MRSA</SPAN> that is resistant to <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>vanco</SPAN> because it kills the bacteria in multiple ways. I tried it last time I was in the hospital but wasn't overly impressed by my results. I'm going back in tomorrow and the decision will be try <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>vanco</SPAN> at higher levels or <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>telavancin</SPAN> again. So I was wondering if anyone had any input/experience. </DIV>
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<DIV>Also, if you have been on <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>telavancin</SPAN>, did your doc figure out a way to check levels? The company that makes it told my doc that they didn't have a test, so I just did a double dose (twice a day instead of once a day) and hoped that was enough, so really the lack luster results could have been because I wasn't at a therapeutic level.</DIV>
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<DIV>Also, if you have been on <SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=J-JK9eJ-PJVNOc>telavancin</SPAN>, did your doc figure out a way to check levels? The company that makes it told my doc that they didn't have a test, so I just did a double dose (twice a day instead of once a day) and hoped that was enough, so really the lack luster results could have been because I wasn't at a therapeutic level.</DIV>