Comparative activity of carbapenem testing: the COMPACT study

Nordmann P., Picazo J. J., Mutters R., KORTEN V., Quintana A., Laeuffer J. M., ...More

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, vol.66, no.5, pp.1070-1078, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 66 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jac/dkr056
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1070-1078
  • Keywords: doripenem, Gram-negative, imipenem, meropenem, RESISTANCE SURVEILLANCE, PSEUDOMONAS-AERUGINOSA, SUSCEPTIBILITY, DORIPENEM, PROGRAM
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Doripenem is a new carbapenem recently introduced into Europe. The COMParative Activity of Carbapenem Testing (COMPACT) study compared the susceptibility of common Gram-negative bacilli causing serious infections in hospitalized patients with doripenem, imipenem and meropenem.