ceftaroline (Teflaro), a new IV cephalosporin for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)

January 2011

You'll soon see ceftaroline (Teflaro), a new IV cephalosporin for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA).

It's the first cephalosporin with activity against MRSA.

You'll hear it called a "fifth-generation" cephalosporin...but it doesn't have the extended gram-negative coverage that you might expect from a higher-generation cephalosporin.

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