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Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Carbapenems > Doripenem
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... > Organic Chemicals > Amides > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Carbapenems > Doripenem

Preferred term

Doripenem  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 2-(5-sulfamoylaminomethylpyrrolidin-3-ylthio)-6-(1-hydroxyethyl)-1-methylcarbapen-2-em-3-carboxylic acid
  • S 4661

Scope note

  • A carbapenem derivative antibacterial agent that is more stable to renal dehydropeptidase I than IMIPENEM, but does not need to be given with an enzyme inhibitor such as CILASTATIN. It is used in the treatment of infections such as HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA, and complicated intra-abdominal or urinary-tract infections, including PYELONEPHRITIS.

History note

  • 2019 (1996)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000077726

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