Drug class
Carbapenems (All)
Carbapenems are an ultra-broad-spectrum subclass of beta-lactam antibacterial agents, commonly grouped together under comprehensive formulary descriptors like "Carbapenems (All)". Read more about Carbapenems (All)
42 drugs in this class 31 manufacturers
Drugs in Carbapenems (All)
MEROPENEM
ERTAPENEM (ertapenem sodium)
ERTAPENEM (ertapenem sodium)
MEROPENEM
MEROPENEM
IMIPENEM-CILASTATIN SODIUM (imipenem/cilastatin sodium)
MEROPENEM
IMIPENEM-CILASTATIN SODIUM (imipenem/cilastatin sodium)
Carbapenems are an ultra-broad-spectrum subclass of beta-lactam antibacterial agents, commonly grouped together under comprehensive formulary descriptors like "Carbapenems (All)".
They exert bactericidal activity by binding to essential penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), which disrupts the transpeptidation step of bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall synthesis and triggers osmotic lysis.
Because of their stability against many extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC beta-lactamases, agents in this class (such as meropenem, imipenem, and ertapenem) serve as vital therapies for severe or multidrug-resistant infections.
They are primarily utilized in systemic and hospital-acquired diseases, including complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated urinary tract infections, hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, and bacteremia.
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scribd.com
Carbapenems are an ultra-broad-spectrum subclass of beta-lactam antibacterial agents, commonly grouped together under comprehensive formulary descriptors like "Carbapenems (All)" They exert bactericidal activity by binding to essential penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), which disrupts the transpeptidation step of bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall synthesis and triggers osmotic lysis They are primarily utilized in systemic and hospital-acquired diseases, including complicated intra-abdominal inf...
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nih.gov
Carbapenems are an ultra-broad-spectrum subclass of beta-lactam antibacterial agents, commonly grouped together under comprehensive formulary descriptors like "Carbapenems (All)" Because of their stability against many extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC beta-lactamases, agents in this class (such as meropenem, imipenem, and ertapenem) serve as vital therapies for severe or multidrug-resistant infections
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tandfonline.com
They exert bactericidal activity by binding to essential penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), which disrupts the transpeptidation step of bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall synthesis and triggers osmotic lysis
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nih.gov
Because of their stability against many extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and AmpC beta-lactamases, agents in this class (such as meropenem, imipenem, and ertapenem) serve as vital therapies for severe or multidrug-resistant infections They are primarily utilized in systemic and hospital-acquired diseases, including complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated urinary tract infections, hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, and bacteremia
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researchgate.net
They are primarily utilized in systemic and hospital-acquired diseases, including complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated urinary tract infections, hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, and bacteremia
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nih.gov
They are primarily utilized in systemic and hospital-acquired diseases, including complicated intra-abdominal infections, complicated urinary tract infections, hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, and bacteremia
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