Clinical Outcomes with Penicillin Versus Alternative β-Lactams in the Treatment of Penicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
Megan D ShahLynn C WardlowKurt B StevensonKelci E CoeErica E ReedPublished in: Pharmacotherapy (2018)
Definitive therapy with penicillin had similar efficacy compared with alternative β-lactams for the treatment of PSSA bacteremia. However, nafcillin was associated with more ADEs requiring a change in therapy.