carbapenem
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7.2
- noun
- /ˌkɑːrˈbæpənɛm/
- Specialized
- carbapenem-resistant
- carbapenems, powerful antibiotics
- carbapenem-resistant bacteria
Examples
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All isolates were susceptible to colistin and carbapenems.
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Transplant candidates should be systematically screened for carriage, and posttransplant infection in carriers should be treated with carbapenems.
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Furthermore, the WHO has included carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii in the critical group in the list of bacteria that pose the greatest threat to human health, prioritizing research and development efforts for new antimicrobial treatments.
Academic text (2018) -
Carbapenems should be included in initial empiric therapy for infections in LT recipients who have documented ESBLE fecal carriage.
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The doctor prescribed carbapenems to treat the patient's severe bacterial infection.
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When standard antibiotics fail, doctors often resort to carbapenems for serious bacterial infections.
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In recent years, the emergence of bacteria resistant to carbapenems has raised concerns in the medical community.
Synonyms
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3.0
A medicine that kills bacteria or stops their growth
How Broad-Spectrum
Surface Forms
Morphology
carbapenem = penem (opaque) = carba + penem + carba
Both elements are technical combining forms unfamiliar to average B1 learners, so the meaning cannot be derived from common vocabulary.
Etymology
Carbapenem starts with carba-, meaning 'carbon', and ends with penem, which links it to penicillin. So a carbapenem is a strong type of penicillin-like antibiotic where a carbon change makes it very powerful, and it is used for very serious infections that resist other drugs.