| Literature DB >> 20404122 |
Louis Saravolatz1, Joan Pawlak, Leonard Johnson.
Abstract
This study assessed the in vitro activities of ceftaroline and five comparator agents against a collection of Staphylococcus aureus isolates. Ceftaroline demonstrated potent activity against community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) isolates and showed bactericidal activity against vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (VISA), vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA), heteroresistant VISA (hVISA), and daptomycin-nonsusceptible S. aureus (DNSSA) isolates. Ceftaroline may represent a bactericidal treatment option for infections caused by these pathogens.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20404122 PMCID: PMC2897322 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01516-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191