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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2013

Pharmacodynamics of ceftaroline against Staphylococcus aureus studied in an in vitro pharmacokinetic model of infection.

Alasdair P MacGowan, Alan R Noel, Sharon Tomaselli, Karen E Bowker

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07306234 (Efficacy and Safety of Doxycycline Versus Macrolides for Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT07306234 phase4not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy and Safety of Doxycycline Versus Macrolides for Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infection in Children (DOMINO): A Protocol for a Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Superiority Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorYoung June ChoeRan2026 to 2029Enrolled208ConditionsMycoplasma Pneumoniae, Mycoplasma Pneumoniae PneumoniaArmsDoxycycline, Azithromycin
3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Systematic review of ceftaroline fosamil in the management of patients with methicillin-resistantEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alasdair P MacGowanBristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research & Evaluation, University of Bristol, and North Bristol NHS Trust, Department of Medical Microbiology, Lime Walk Building, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, United Kingdom.
Alan R Noel
Sharon Tomaselli
Karen E Bowker

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An in vitro single-compartment dilutional pharmacokinetic model was used to study the pharmacodynamics of ceftaroline against Staphylococcus aureus (both methicillin-susceptible S. aureus [MSSA] and methicillin-resistant S. aureus [MRSA]). Mean serum free concentrations of ceftaroline (the active metabolite of the prodrug ceftaroline fosamil) dosed in humans at 600 mg every 12 h (q12h) were simulated, and activities against 12 S. aureus strains (3 MSSA strains and 9 MRSA strains, 3 of which had a vancomycin-intermediate phenotype) were determined. Ceftaroline produced 2.5- to 4.0-log10-unit reductions in viable counts by 24 h with all strains and a 0.5- to 4.0-log-unit drop in counts at 96 h. The antibacterial effect could not be related to the strain MIC across the ceftaroline MIC range from 0.12 to 2.0 μg/ml. In dose-ranging studies, the cumulative percentage of a 24-h period that the free drug concentration exceeded the MIC under steady-state pharmacokinetic conditions (fT(MIC)) of 24.5% ± 8.9% was associated with a 24-h bacteriostatic effect, one of 27.8% ± 9.5% was associated with a -1-log-unit drop, and one of 32.1% ± 8.1% was associated with a -2-log-unit drop. The MSSA and MRSA strains had similar fT(MIC) values. fT(MIC) values increased with increasing duration of exposure up to 96 h. Changes in ceftaroline population analysis profiles were related to fT(MIC). fT(MIC)s of <50% were associated with growth on 4× MIC recovery plates at 96 h of drug exposure. These data support the use of ceftaroline fosamil at doses of 600 mg q12h to treat S. aureus strains with MICs of ≤ 2 μg/ml. An fT(MIC) of 25 to 30% would make a suitable pharmacodynamic index target, but fTMIC values of ≥ 50% are needed to suppress the emergence of resistance and require clinical evaluation.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCeftarolineCephalosporinsColony Count, MicrobialHumansMethicillinMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusMicrobial Sensitivity TestsModels, BiologicalStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusAnti-Bacterial AgentsCeftarolineCephalosporinsMethicillin

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PMID23459495
PMCPMC3716170

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