title: Successful use of ceftaroline for the treatment of MRSA meningitis secondary to an infectious complication of lumbar spine surgery.
authors.affiliation: North Alabama Hospitalist Group, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsville Hospital, 201 Sivley Road, Suite 500, Huntsville, AL 35801, USA.
authors.forename: Muhammad Adnan
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Balouch
authors.affiliation: North Alabama Hospitalist Group, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsville Hospital, 201 Sivley Road, Suite 500, Huntsville, AL 35801, USA.
authors.forename: Rizma Jalees
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Bajwa
authors.affiliation: Alabama Infectious Disease Center, 420 Lowell Drive, Suite 301, Huntsville, AL 35801, USA ali_hasoun@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassoun
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000097583:Ceftaroline
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000097583:Ceftaroline
keywords: antimicrobial therapy; epidural abscess; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus