THE LAST RESORT ANTIBIOTICS: CARBAPENEMS.

  • Ph.D. Scholar, Jaipur National University, Jaipur.
  • M.D. Medicine, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Jaipur National University Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Jaipur.
  • Senior Joint Director, School of Life Sciences, Jaipur National, University, Jaipur.
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Carbapenem play a critically important role in our antibiotic armamentarium. The carbapenem are used as the drug of choice for the treatment of severe infections caused by Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae. Carbapenem resistance mainly among Gram negative pathogens is an ongoing public ? health problem of global dimensions. The emergence of carbapenem resistant organisms is worrisome since antimicrobial treatment options are very restricted. In this article, important key points related to carbapenem resistance are reviewed.

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[Kanika Gupta, Anubhav Gupta and Divya Shrivastava. (2017); THE LAST RESORT ANTIBIOTICS: CARBAPENEMS. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Apr). 1410-1413] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Kanika Gupta
Ph.D. Scholar in Jaipur National University ,Jaipur.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3957      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3957

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