"Carbapenems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.
| Descriptor ID |
D015780
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.124 D03.633.100.300.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Carbapenems- Carbapenems
- Antibiotics, Carbapenem
- Carbapenem Antibiotics
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carbapenems" by people in Profiles.
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Emergence of multidrug-resistant ST11 blaKPC-2 producing Klebsiella pneumoniae coharboring blaCTX-M and blaSHV in Pakistan. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2023 02 28; 17(2):210-217.
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of a Hypervirulent Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae ST17-KL38 Clinical Isolate Harboring the Carbapenemase IMP-4. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 04 27; 10(2):e0213421.
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Siderophore Conjugates of Daptomycin are Potent Inhibitors of Carbapenem Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii. ACS Infect Dis. 2018 10 12; 4(10):1529-1535.
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Impact of Penicillin Allergy on Empirical Carbapenem Use in Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infections: An Antimicrobial Stewardship Opportunity. Pharmacotherapy. 2018 01; 38(1):42-50.
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Epileptogenic potential of carbapenem agents: mechanism of action, seizure rates, and clinical considerations. Pharmacotherapy. 2011 Apr; 31(4):408-23.
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Pharmacodynamics of antimicrobial therapy in surgery. Am J Surg. 1996 Jun; 171(6):615-22.