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Imipenem is an intravenous beta-lactam antibiotic developed in 1985. Imipenem belongs to the subgroup of carbapenems. It is derived from a compound called thienamycin, which is produced by the bacteria Streptomyces cattleya. Imipenem has a broad spectrum of activity against aerobic and anaerobic Gram positive as well as Gram negative bacteria. It is particularly important for its activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and the Enterococcus species. It is not active, however, against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Imipenem and other drugs in the carbapenem class are commonly referred to as magic bullets. Their use is restricted to avoid widespread bacterial resistance. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Imipenem (Wikipedia)

Semisynthetic thienamycin that has a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including many multiresistant strains. It is stable to beta-lactamases. Clinical studies have demonstrated high efficacy in the treatment of infections of various body systems. Its effectiveness is enhanced when it is administered in combination with cilastatin, a renal dipeptidase inhibitor. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Imipenem
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Imipenem

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zh-CN Chinese (China) 亚胺培南
fr-CA French (Canada) Imipénem
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Imipeneem
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Imipenem
it-IT Italian (Italy) Imipenem
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) İmipenem
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Имипенем
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) imipenem
fr-BE French (Belgium) Imipénem