Affinity of ceftaroline and other beta-lactams for penicillin-binding proteins from Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on March 01, 2010

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K Kosowska-Shick1, P L McGhee, P C Appelbaum

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1: Department of Pathology, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.

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