Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News A common mechanism of resistance is production of β-lactamases, which are enzymes that hydrolyze the β-lactam ring of penicillins, cephalosporins, and carbapenems , thereby rendering the drugs inactive. 8 . Although antibiotic resistance can occur in ... 更多 »
The Australian They include drug-resistant golden staph, also known as MRSA, and bacteria resistant to carbapenems , the antibiotics of last resort for infections such as E. coli. The new class of antibiotics, dubbed teixobactin, has only been tested on mice. But it ... 更多 »
Channel News Asia The beta-lactam class of antibiotics which includes penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams and carbapenems , accounts for an estimated 65 per cent o...
Infection Control Today A CDC microbiologist demonstrates the modified Hodge test, which is used to identify antibiotic resistance in bacteria known as Enterobacteriaceae. Bacteria that are resistant to carbapenems , considered “last resort” antibiotics, produce a distinctive ... 更多 »
Medscape In the age of increasingly resistant organisms and the need for broad-spectrum empiric coverage, prescribers often turn to the class of carbapenem antibiotics (eg, imipenem/cilastatin, ertapenem, meropenem). The spectrum of carbapenem antibiotics ... 更多 »
Healio Treatment with piperacillin-tazobactam appears inferior to carbapenems for treatment of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase bacteria in the blood, according to data published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
