CHEMOTHERAPY
Online ISSN : 1884-5894
Print ISSN : 0009-3165
ISSN-L : 0009-3165
IN VITRO ACTIVITY OF MEROPENEM AGAINST CLINICAL ISOLATES AND IN VITRO PHARMACOKINETIC MODEL
Takashi InamatsuMakiko FukayamaYoshishige MasudaKeiko AdachiHitoko KamijoTsutomu HatayamaKaoru ShimadaHajime GotoMieko Goto
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1992 Volume 40 Issue Supplement1 Pages 67-73

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Abstract
The antibacterial activity of meropenem (MEPM), a newly developed carbapenem, against clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and enterococci, was evaluated by MIC and the in vitro pharmacokinetic model. The MICs of MEPM against P. aeruginosa were lower than those of imipenem (IPM) and ceftazidime (CAZ). Evaluation of antipseudomonal activity of MEPM performed by the in vitro pharmacokinetic model showed larger bactericidal activity and a longer post-antibiotic effect than CAZ. The MICs of MEPM against S. aureus and Enterococcus faecalis were slightly higher than those of IPM.
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