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. 1994 Dec;13(12):1053-5.
doi: 10.1007/BF02111826.

Activity of the fourth generation cephalosporin FK-037 against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus under conditions maximizing PBP2' production

J M Hamilton-Miller  1
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Activity of the fourth generation cephalosporin FK-037 against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus under conditions maximizing PBP2' production

J M Hamilton-Miller. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1994 Dec.

Abstract

To investigate the in vitro activity of the fourth generation cephalosporin FK-037, MICs were determined for 80 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from 11 countries. Methicillin and cefamandole served as comparators. The method ensured good expression of PBP2' by use of a large inoculum, salt supplement and incubation for 48 hours at 30 degrees C. FK-037 was twice as active as cefamandole against both strains with high-level and strains with low-level methicillin resistance (geometric mean MICs 23.4 and 10.8 mg/l, respectively).

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