Abstract
A total of 421 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clinical isolates were tested for ceftaroline susceptibility by Etest (bioMeux). A multidrug resistant phenotype was found in 40.9%, and clonal complex 239 (CC239) was found in 33.5%. Ceftaroline nonsusceptibility (MIC, > 1.0 ?g/ml) was 16.9% overall. Nonsusceptibility was significantly higher in CC239 (41.1%, 58/141) and in isolates with a multidrug resistant phenotype (35.5%, 61/172) compared with comparators (P<0.0001). Nonsusceptibility of common multidrug resistant MRSA clones limits the empirical use of ceftaroline for these infections.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7837-7841 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2015 |
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