Which of the following cephalosporin has activity against methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus?: (A) Ceftriaxone, (B) Ceftazidime, (C) Cefuroxime, (D) Ceftobiprole
Answer is D. Ceftobiprole (Zevtera/Mabelio) is a new 5th-generation cephalosporin for the treatment of hospital acquired pneumonia(HAP, excluding ventilator-associated pneumonia, VAP) and community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Ceftobiprole has high affinity for PBP2a of MRSA strains. REFERANCE:en.wikipedia.org