• Clinical cure rate (the ratio of the number of clinically cured patients to the total number of patients in the population) at 7-14 days after the end of therapy.
  

• Microbiological eradication rate at 7-14 days after the end of therapy. Clinical cure rate and microbiological relapse rate at the late follow-up visit. Safety evaluations conducted during the study.
  

Ceftobiprole medocaril is a cephalosporin antibiotic with anti-MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) activity. Ceftobiprole medocaril is not yet approved for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections. This is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study of ceftobiprole medocaril plus placebo versus a comparator to assess the effectiveness and safety of ceftobiprole medocaril in patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections. The patients will be randomized to ceftobiprole medocaril plus placebo or a comparator. The patients can be treated as in-patient, out-patient, or through a home agency, at the discretion of the investigator. The primary endpoint is the clinical cure rate of ceftobiprole medocaril at the test-of-cure visit.

The patients will receive either ceftobiprole medocaril plus placebo or a comparator for 7 to 14 days (unless extended at discretion of medical monitor).