IV
Meropenem
For severe infections suspected to be resistant to other antibiotics
- Mechanism of Action
- A beta lactam antibiotic that inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis.
Broken down by beta lactamase enzymes produced by some bacteria.
Clinical Use
- Indications
- Hospital-acquired pneumonia
- Complicated UTI
- Intra-abdominal infections (peritonitis)
- Complicated skin/bone/soft tissue infections
- Meningitis
- Septicaemia
- Febrile neutropaenia
- Bacterial endocarditis
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