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A Multicenter Study To Evaluate Ceftaroline Breakpoints: Performance in an Area with High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusSequence Type 5 Lineage
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology; June 2019, Vol. 57 Issue: 9
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Ceftaroline (CPT) is a broad-spectrum agent with potent activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA). The sequence type 5 (ST5) Chilean-Cordobés clone, associated with CPT nonsusceptibility, is dominant in Chile, a region with high rates of MRSA infections.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00951137 and 1098660X
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs53327249
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00798-19