Meropenem (Zhuhai United Laboratories Co., Ltd. China)

Meropenem (Zhuhai United Laboratories Co., Ltd. China)

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Meropenem is a broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic. It is active against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Meropenem exerts its action by penetrating bacterial cells readily and interfering with the synthesis of vital cell wall components, which leads to cell death.

Meropenem is bactericidal except against Listeria monocytogenes, where it is bacteriostatic. It inhibits bacterial wall synthesis like other β-lactam antibiotics. In contrast to other beta-lactams, it is highly resistant to degradation by β-lactamases or cephalosporinases.

In general, resistance arises due to mutations in penicillin-binding proteins, production of metallo-β-lactamases, or resistance to diffusion across the bacterial outer membrane.[9] Unlike imipenem, it is stable to dehydropeptidase-1, so can be given without cilastatin.

Meropenem (Zhuhai United Laboratories Co., Ltd. China)
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