Characterization and Clonal Diffusion of Ceftaroline Non-Susceptible MRSA in Two Hospitals in Central Italy.
Gianluca MorroniSimona FioritiFederica SalariAndrea BrencianiLucia BresciniMarina MingoiaEleonora GiovanettiAntonella PocognoliAndrea GiacomettiElisa MolinelliAnnamaria OffidaniOriana SimonettiOscar CirioniPublished in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
Our study demonstrated that ceftaroline non-susceptibile isolates belonged not only to ST228 strains (the most widespread clone in Italy) but also to ST22, confirming the increasing role of these clones in hospital infections.