• J. Antimicrob. Chemother. · Jun 2004

    Intra-abdominal infections: review of the bacteriology, antimicrobial susceptibility and the role of ertapenem in their therapy.

    • Ellie J C Goldstein and David R Snydman.
    • R M Alden Research Laboratory, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. EJCGMD@aol.com
    • J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 2004 Jun 1; 53 Suppl 2: ii29-36.

    AbstractComplicated intra-abdominal infections require a combination of surgery/drainage and antimicrobial therapy that is active against both the aerobic and the anaerobic bacteria that comprise the intestinal flora. Ertapenem, a parenteral carbapenem, is highly resistant to a wide variety of beta-lactamase enzymes, and has a broad spectrum of activity against bacteria associated with community-acquired infections including those of complicated intra-abdominal conditions. This article reviews the bacteriology of complicated intra-abdominal infections, their antimicrobial susceptibility, especially to anaerobes, the utility of animal models in these mixed infections, and the supportive clinical trials and in vitro susceptibility data that show ertapenem to be generally well tolerated and as effective as either piperacillin-tazobactam or ceftriaxone plus metronidazole in the therapy of complicated intra-abdominal infections.

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