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SUBMITTER: Ulloa ER
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7486850 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ulloa Erlinda R ER Singh Kavindra V KV Geriak Matthew M Haddad Fadi F Murray Barbara E BE Nizet Victor V Sakoulas George G
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20200901 6
Cefazolin and ertapenem combination therapy was used successfully to salvage 11 cases (6 endocarditis) of persistent methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia, including immediate clearance (≤24 hours) in 8 cases. While in vitro synergy was modest, cefazolin plus ertapenem exhibited synergistic action in a rat model of MSSA endocarditis. The combination of cefazolin and ertapenem provides potent in vivo activity against MSSA beyond what is predicted in vitro and warrants fu ...[more]