Cefazolin, intravenous 1GC, is more and more commonly used. Based on several large observational studies, its efficacy is believed to be similar to that of APs both in terms of relapse and mortality, even in complicated cases such as osteo-arthritis or infective endocarditis. The potential hydrolysis of cefazolin by Staphylococcus aureus type A ßlactamases had no clinical impact. These data led the American and European infectious disease Societies to consider cefazolin as the first alternative line agent for treatment of MSSA-associated infective endocarditis. Nevertheless, except for chronic dialysis question, all existing studies assessing the efficacy profiles of cefazolin compared to the APs contain a retrospective design and no randomized clinical trial (RCT) has been performed.