Carbapenems

• Beta-lactams

Drugs in class

• Imipenem

• meropenem

Activity

• Broad spectrum

• active against most aerobic and anaerobic Gram +ve and Gram -ve

• Exceptions

  • MRSA

  • Enterococcus

  • some Burkholderia

  • Stenotrophomonas

  • some Pseudomonas