MicrobiologybioRxiv
Ability of Bicarbonate Supplementation to Sensitize Selected Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strains to β-Lactam Antibiotics in an Ex Vivo Simulated Endocardial Vegetation Model
W. E. Rose, A. M. Bienvenida, Y. Q. Xiong…·S. C. Ersoy
This study shows that bicarbonate supplementation increases β-lactam susceptibility in certain MRSA strains in an ex vivo endocarditis model, but not in others.
DOI 10.1128/aac.02072-19