In vitro activity of ceftobiprole against pathogens from two phase 3 clinical trials of complicated skin and skin structure infections

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Sep;52(9):3418-23. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00336-08. Epub 2008 Jun 30.

Abstract

In phase 3 clinical trials for ceftobiprole treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections, 1,219 gram-positive and 276 gram-negative aerobic baseline pathogens were identified. Ceftobiprole inhibited all staphylococcal isolates, including methicillin-resistant strains, at MICs of </=4 mug/ml. Against Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates, the potency of ceftobiprole was similar to that of cefepime.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase III

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / classification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus / classification
  • Staphylococcus / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • ceftobiprole