[Clinical evaluation of panipenem/betamipron in children]
1Department of Pediatrics, Ichihara Hospital, Teikyo University School of Medicine.
The Japanese Journal of Antibiotics
|March 1, 1992
Abstract:
Panipenem/betamipron (PAPM/BP), a new injectable carbapenem antibiotic, was evaluated for its safety and efficacy in children. Ninety three percentage (14 in 15 cases) of various infections were cured with PAPM/BP therapy. Transient skin rash occurred in 1 case, probably due to the histamine-like effect of PAPM/BP. The plasma half life of panipenem was 0.85 +/- 0.07 hours. PAPM/BP was evaluated to be a less-epileptogenic carbapenem antibiotic.
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