The most common indication for Meropenem is the treatment of severe hospital-acquired infections caused by resistant bacteria, especially:
Complicated intra-abdominal infections
Sepsis
Hospital-acquired pneumonia / ventilator-associated pneumonia
Complicated urinary tract infections
Meningitis (especially bacterial meningitis)
Clinically, it is very commonly used when infection with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms is suspected, including:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae
Meropenem is a broad-spectrum carbapenem antibiotic with strong activity against many Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and anaerobic bacteria. It is usually reserved for serious infections to reduce antimicrobial resistance.
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