Activity of ceftaroline against extracellular (broth) and intracellular (THP-1 monocytes) forms of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: comparison with vancomycin, linezolid and daptomycin

Aurélie Mélard, Laetitia G. Garcia, Debaditya Das, Raoul Rozenberg, Paul M. Tulkens, Françoise Van Bambeke, Sandrine Lemaire

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2012 · 18 citations · 41 references

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Abstract

In vitro, ceftaroline controls the growth of intracellular MRSA to an extent similar to that of vancomycin, linezolid and daptomycin for strains with a ceftaroline MIC ≤ 2 mg/L.

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