Imipenem Overview

Imipenem is an intravenous β-lactam antibiotic developed in 1985. It is broad spectrum, and therefore sometimes referred to as "Gorilla-cillin". Imipenem belongs to the subgroup of carbapenems. It is derived from a compound called thienamycin, which is produced by the bacteria Streptomyces cattleya. Imipenem has a broad spectrum of activity against aerobic and anaerobic Gram positive as well as Gram negative bacteria. It is particularly important for its activity against...