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SUBMITTER: Fabre V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4281789 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fabre Valeria V Ferrada Marcela M Buckel Whitney R WR Avdic Edina E Cosgrove Sara E SE
Open forum infectious diseases 20140708 2
No clinical trials have investigated the use of ceftaroline fosamil for salvage therapy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis. We report data on 29 patients who received ceftaroline ± another antimicrobial for this indication. Ninety percent of patients had microbiologic cure and 31% had treatment success with a median follow-up of 6 months. ...[more]