对Ceftaroline对抗抗甲素耐药黄金葡萄球菌临床分离物的体内活性的评估

Ankita Roy1, Nirmala Poddar1, Kumudini Panigrahi1

  • 1Microbiology, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, IND.

Cureus
|January 3, 2024
PubMed
概括

这项研究在印度东部没有发现抗塞法托林抗甲素耐药黄金葡萄球菌 (MRSA). 塞法托林 (Ceftaroline) 是一种更安全的替代品,可以作为治疗MRSA感染的更安全的替代品.

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