Stability of meropenem in portable elastomeric infusion devices: which protocol should be implemented in clinical practice?

ABSTRACT Meropenem has an excellent activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including multi-resistant microorganisms. Even though meropenem is a great candidate for outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT), its physicochemical stability is a major challenge. This work ai...

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Published in:	Microbiology Spectrum
Main Authors:	Beatriz Esteban-Cartelle, Dolores R. Serrano, Covadonga Pérez Menéndez-Conde, Noelia Vicente-Oliveros, Ana Álvarez-Díaz, Jesús Fortún Abete, Pilar Martín-Dávila
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2024-01-01
Subjects:	meropenem OPAT outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy elastomeric infusion devices elastomers
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02064-23

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