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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Med Rev Ther. 2011 Feb 10;3:a2466. doi: 10.4137/CMRT.S1637

Table 1.

Ceftraroline’s Mean Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) for Selected Organisms

Organism MIC90 (μg/ml)

Gram-Positive Bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus

 MSSA 0.25 μg/ml (≤0.03–1.0)

 MRSA 0.5–2.0

 hVISA 0.25–4.0

 Quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant 1

Staphylococcus epidermidis

 Oxacillin-sensitive 0.12 (0.06–0.12)

 Oxacillin-resistant 0.5 (0.25–2.0)

 Vancomycin-intermediate (VISE) ≤0.016–2.0

 Quinupristin-dalfopristin-resistant 1.0

 Linezolid-resistant 0.5

Streptococcus pneumoniae

 Penicillin-susceptible 0.015

 Penicillin-intermediate 0.06

 Penicillin-resistant (MDRSP) (0.12–0.25)

 Ceftazidime-resistant 1.0

 Ceftriaxone- and cefotaxime-resistant 0.25

 Erythromycin-resistant 0.25

 Levofloxacin-resistant 0.12

Streptococcus (β hemolytic) <0.008–0.016

Enterococcus faecalis 2.0–4.0

Enterococcus faecium 16–64

Gram-Negative Bacteria

H. influenzae <0.016–0.03

Enterobacteriaceae

 No β-lactamases 0.06–4.0

 ESBL positive >32

 AmpC positive >128

Citrobacter freundii 2.0

E. coli
 All isolates 0.12
  − TEM/SHV 0.015–0.03
 +TEM/SHV 0.5–2.0

Klebsiella pneumoniae 0.5

Morganella morganii 0.12

Proteus mirabilis 0.12

Serratia marcescens 2.0

Non-Enterobacteriaceae

Pseudomonas spp. >32

Acinetobacter spp. 4–>128

Stenotrophomonas maltophila >32

Anaerobes

Peptostreptococcus spp. 0.12

Propionibacterium spp 0.12

Bacteroides spp. >32

Prevotella spp. >32

Pasteurella multocida 0.06

Clostridium difficile 4