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Ceftaroline: A Novel Cephalosporin With Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Ceftaroline: A Novel Cephalosporin With Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Ceftaroline: A Novel Cephalosporin With Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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Full title

Ceftaroline: A Novel Cephalosporin With Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Publisher

Oxford: Oxford University Press

Journal title

Clinical infectious diseases, 2011-05, Vol.52 (9), p.1156-1163

Language

English

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Oxford: Oxford University Press

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Contents

Ceftaroline (PPI 0903, formerly TAK-599), the active metabolite of a N-phosphono prodrug, ceftaroline fosamil, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. This antimicrobial agent binds to penicillin binding proteins (PBP...

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Full title

Ceftaroline: A Novel Cephalosporin With Activity Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1776644418

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1776644418

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ISSN

1058-4838

E-ISSN

1537-6591

DOI

10.1093/cid/cir147

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