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A Multicenter Study To Evaluate Ceftaroline Breakpoints: Performance in an Area with High Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 5 Lineage

2019 , Ayesha Khan , Lina M. Rivas , Maria Spencer , Rodrigo Martinez , Marusella Lam , Pamela Rojas , PORTE TORRE, LORENA ISABEL , Francisco Silva , Stephanie Braun , Francisca Valdivieso , Margareta Mv̈lhauser , Mónica Lafourcade , William R. Miller , Patricia García , Cesar A. Arias , MUNITA SEPULVEDA, JOSE MANUEL , Robin Patel

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.