In vitro activity and killing effect of DX-8739, a new carbapenem, compared with those of meropenem and imipenem against multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

doi:10.1128/AAC.39.3.731

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In vitro activity and killing effect of DX-8739, a new carbapenem, compared with those of meropenem and imipenem against multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Mar 1995

Giamarellos-Bourboulis E J, Grecka P, Giamarellou H

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DX-8739 is a new dehydropeptidase I-stable carbapenem. In order to evaluate its activity in comparison with those of meropenem and imipenem, 147 multiresistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates acquired nosocomially were simultaneously exposed to the actions of the three carbapenems in vitro, where...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Carbapenems
Drug Resistance, Multiple
Imipenem
Meropenem
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Phenotype
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Thienamycins

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