Summary. Doripenem, a member of the β-lactam class of antibiotics, is the newest addition to the carbapenems. It exhibits concentration-independent bactericidal activity against gram-positive ...

Resistance to carbapenems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterobacteriaceae, mainly determined by the production of carbapenem-hydrolyzing β-lactamases, has emerged ...