Clinical reference
Antibiotic · Cephalosporin (fifth generation) · Infectious Disease, Critical Care, Pediatrics
Ceftaroline fosamil is an IV fifth-generation cephalosporin. Injection: 400, 600 mg vials; contains L-arginine. Indicated for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection (ABSSSI) and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP). Use with caution in penicillin-allergic patients and in renal impairment (adjust dose in renal failure; see Chapter 31).…