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carbapenems

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carbapenems
ß-lactam resistant antibiotics, including imipenem and meropenem, which are effective against a wide range of bacteria.


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Susceptibility testing by the serial microdilution method showed this organism to be sensitive to cephalosporins (ceftriaxone <8 [micro]g/ml, cefepime <8 [micro]g/ml), fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin <1 [micro]g/ml, levofloxacin <2 [micro]g/ml), aminoglycosides (amikacin <16 [micro]g/ml, gentamicin <4 [micro]g/ml), carbapenems (imipenem <4 [micro]g/ml), and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (<2/38 [micro]g/ml).
0 billion by 2012, driven by the uptake of newer antibacterial agents such as glycopeptides and carbapenems which demonstrate resistance to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) as well as other emerging strains.
 
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