What is ceftobiprole good for?

Ceftobiprole is approved for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), excluding ventilator-associated pneumonia, in several European and non-European countries.

Is Ceftobiprole FDA approved?

Ceftobiprole is not approved for commercial sale in the United States. Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a leading cause of bloodstream infections, responsible for a broad variety of complications and has been associated with significant morbidity and a mortality of 20 to 40%.

What antibiotic class & which generation drug is ceftobiprole?

Ceftobiprole (Zevtera/Mabelio) is a fifth-generation cephalosporin for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (excluding ventilator-associated pneumonia) and community-acquired pneumonia.

What are the side effects of ceftobiprole?

The most common adverse reactions in clinical trials included gastrointestinal effects (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), dysgeusia (sense of distorted taste), headache, and infusion-site reactions (Table 2). These events occurred with similar frequency in both treatment groups.

Why is teicoplanin not available in US?

Teicoplanin is currently not approved by the FDA for use in the USA but is widely used in Europe, Asia and South America. Formerly called teichomycin A, teicoplanin is structurally similar to vancomycin and it is produced from the actinomycete Actinoplanes teichomyceticus.

What is the brand name for Ceftaroline?

Ceftaroline fosamil (INN) /sɛfˈtæroʊliːn/, brand name Teflaro in the US and Zinforo in Europe, is a cephalosporin antibiotic with anti-MRSA activity. Ceftaroline fosamil is a prodrug of ceftaroline. It is active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other Gram-positive bacteria.

Is imipenem a carbapenem?

Imipenem and meropenem are carbapenem antimicrobial agents used to treat a variety of serious infections when an organism is resistant to the primary agent of choice.

What class of antibiotic is daptomycin?

Daptomycin injection is in a class of medications called cyclic lipopeptide antibiotics.

How do you pronounce Ceftaroline?

ceftaroline

  1. Pronunciation: sef-tar-oh-leen.
  2. Trade Name(s)
  3. Ther. Class. anti-infectives.
  4. Pharm. Class. cephalosporin derivatives.