Ceftaroline pharmacodynamic activity versus community-associated and healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, heteroresistant vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus, vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus using an in vitro model
Author(s) -
George G. Zhanel,
E. Rossnagel,
Kimberly A. Nichol,
Leonie Cox,
James A. Karlowsky,
Sheryl Zelenitsky,
Ayman Noreddin,
D. J. Hoban
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr110
Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pharmacodynamics , cephalosporin , antibiotics , cmax , pharmacokinetics , pharmacology , bacteria , biology , genetics
This study assessed the pharmacodynamics of ceftaroline against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), heteroresistant (h) vancomycin-intermediate S. aureus (hVISA), VISA and vancomycin-resistant S. aureus (VRSA) using an in vitro model.
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