Doripenem

Ertapenem

Imipenem-cilastatin

Imipenem-cilastatin-relebactam

Meropenem

Meropenem-vaborbactam

Gangrene Symptoms Necrotizing skin infections, including necrotizing cellulitis and necrotizing fasciitis, are severe forms of cellulitis characterized by death of infected skin and tissues (necrosis). The infected... read more

Sepsis Sepsis and Septic Shock Sepsis is a serious bodywide response to bacteremia or another infection plus malfunction or failure of an essential system in the body. Septic shock is life-threatening low blood pressure ... read more

Pneumonia Overview of Pneumonia Pneumonia is an infection of the small air sacs of the lungs (alveoli) and the tissues around them. Pneumonia is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Often, pneumonia is the final... read more

Abdominal and urinary infections Overview of Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) In healthy people, urine in the bladder is sterile—no bacteria or other infectious organisms are present. The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body (urethra) contains no bacteria... read more

Infections due to susceptible bacteria resistant to other antibiotics

Except for ertapenem, Pseudomonas infections Pseudomonas Infections Any of several types of the gram-negative bacteria Pseudomonas, especially Pseudomonas aeruginosa, can infect different parts of the body, particularly in people who have serious... read more or enterococcal infections Enterococcal Infections Enterococcal infections are caused by a group of gram-positive, sphere-shaped (coccal) bacteria called enterococci, which normally reside in the intestine of healthy people but sometimes cause... read more

Uncommonly, seizures (risk is slightly higher with imipenem)

Confusion

Rarely, an allergic reaction in people who are allergic to penicillin