"Carbapenems" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of beta-lactam antibiotics in which the sulfur atom in the thiazolidine ring of the penicillin molecule is replaced by a carbon atom. THIENAMYCINS are a subgroup of carbapenems which have a sulfur atom as the first constituent of the side chain.
| Descriptor ID |
D015780
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.124 D03.633.100.300.124
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| Concept/Terms |
Carbapenems- Carbapenems
- Antibiotics, Carbapenem
- Carbapenem Antibiotics
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carbapenems" by people in Profiles.
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The impact of colistin-based regimens on mortality compared to other antimicrobials in patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales bacteremia in South African hospitals: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 Jun 05; 24(1):561.
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Incidence, pathogens and antimicrobial resistance of blood and cerebrospinal fluid isolates from a tertiary neonatal unit in South Africa: A 10 year retrospective review. PLoS One. 2024; 19(1):e0297371.
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Patterns of antibiotic use, pathogens, and prediction of mortality in hospitalized neonates and young infants with sepsis: A global neonatal sepsis observational cohort study (NeoOBS). PLoS Med. 2023 Jun; 20(6):e1004179.
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in patients with bacteraemia at tertiary academic hospitals in South Africa, 2019 - 2020: An update. S Afr Med J. 2022 08 01; 112(8):542-552.
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Comparison of carbapenem minimum inhibitory concentrations of Oxacillin-48-like Klebsiella pneumoniae by Sensititre, Vitek 2, MicroScan, and Etest. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Dec; 28(12):1650.e1-1650.e5.
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The novel application and effect of an ultraviolet light decontamination strategy on the healthcare acquisition of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in a hospital setting. J Hosp Infect. 2022 Mar; 121:57-64.
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in patients with bacteraemia at tertiary hospitals in South Africa, 2015 to 2018. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Jul; 39(7):1287-1294.
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Genomic analysis of two drug-resistant clinical Morganella morganii strains isolated from UTI patients in Pretoria, South Africa. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2020 Jan; 70(1):21-28.
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Perceived differences between intensivists and infectious diseases consultants facing antimicrobial resistance: a global cross-sectional survey. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Jul; 38(7):1235-1240.
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The use of polymyxins to treat carbapenem resistant infections in neonates and children. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2019 03; 20(4):415-422.