"Imipenem" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Semisynthetic thienamycin that has a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity against gram-negative and gram-positive aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including many multiresistant strains. It is stable to beta-lactamases. Clinical studies have demonstrated high efficacy in the treatment of infections of various body systems. Its effectiveness is enhanced when it is administered in combination with CILASTATIN, a renal dipeptidase inhibitor.
| Descriptor ID |
D015378
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.124.300.500 D03.633.100.300.124.300.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Imipenem- Imipenem
- N-Formimidoylthienamycin
- N Formimidoylthienamycin
- Imipemide
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Imipenem" by people in Profiles.
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Gillard CJ, Al-Dahir S, Brakta F. Observations of resistance through minimum inhibitory concentrations trends for respiratory specimens of commonly isolated organisms. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2016 Mar 01; 73(5 Suppl 1):S42-8.
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McGarry LJ, Merchant S, Nathwani D, Pawar V, DeLong K, Thompson D, Akhras K, Ingham M, Weinstein MC. Economic assessment of doripenem versus imipenem in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia. J Med Econ. 2010 Mar; 13(1):142-7.
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Belzberg H, Zhu J, Cornwell EE, Murray JA, Sava J, Salim A, Velmahos GC, Gill MA. Imipenem levels are not predictable in the critically ill patient. J Trauma. 2004 Jan; 56(1):111-7.