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Comparative Study
. 2005 Oct;49(10):4372-4.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.10.4372-4374.2005.

Comparative in vitro activity of ceftobiprole against staphylococci displaying normal and small-colony variant phenotypes

Christof von Eiff  1 , Alexander W Friedrich, Karsten Becker, Georg Peters
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Comparative Study

Comparative in vitro activity of ceftobiprole against staphylococci displaying normal and small-colony variant phenotypes

Christof von Eiff et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

The antistaphylococcal activity of ceftobiprole was compared with those of cefuroxime, linezolid, and moxifloxacin by using the agar dilution method. Apart from three strains with small-colony variant phenotypes, all Staphylococcus aureus isolates tested were inhibited by < or =2 microg/ml of ceftobiprole. This compound exhibited an excellent antistaphylococcal activity, comparable to that of linezolid.

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