In vitro antimicrobial activity of doripenem, a new carbapenem

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2004 Apr;48(4):1384-96. doi: 10.1128/AAC.48.4.1384-1396.2004.

Abstract

The doripenem MICs at which 90% of the tested strains were inhibited ranged from 0.03 to 1 microg/ml for 10 species of Enterobacteriaceae (n = 351), from 0.03 to 0.12 microg/ml for oxacillin-susceptible staphylococci (n = 119), from 4 to 32 microg/ml for oxacillin-resistant staphylococci (n = 64), from < or =0.008 to 0.06 microg/ml for penicillin-susceptible streptococci (n = 132), and from 1 to 4 microg/ml for penicillin-resistant streptococci (n = 51). Overall, doripenem demonstrated in vitro activity similar to that of meropenem against gram-negative pathogens and to that of imipenem against gram-positive pathogens.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Carbapenems / pharmacology*
  • Cephalosporins / pharmacology
  • Doripenem
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / pharmacology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Penicillanic Acid / analogs & derivatives*
  • Penicillanic Acid / pharmacology
  • Penicillin Resistance
  • Penicillins / pharmacology
  • Piperacillin / pharmacology
  • Tazobactam

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • Cephalosporins
  • Penicillins
  • Penicillanic Acid
  • Doripenem
  • Tazobactam
  • Piperacillin