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 ...

Nafcillin is considered the intravenous treatment of choice for MSSA; however, many other intravenous agents such as cephalosporins, β-lactams and carbapenems may provide sufficient treatment.

As strains of pathogens resistant to frontline antibiotics become more common worldwide, clinicians are more often turning to combination treatments that degrade this resistance as a first ...

If shown to be effective, the new drug could be a genuine lifeline for patients who currently have no treatment options, including carbapenems, which are often a last resort for AMR infections.

New Data to be Presented at IDWeek 2024 Reinforce Merck’s Broad and Diverse Vaccines and Infectious Disease Pipeline and ...

Keywords: superbugs, epidemiology, transmission, metagenomics, OMICS, bioinformatics, disease transmission, phages, CRISPR-Cas, HIV Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be ...