Meropenem is intrinsically stable to dehydropeptidase-1 (DHP-1) degradation and Meropenem acts by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis by binding to and inactivating penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). Meropenem possesses broad-spectrum in vitro activity, which includes activity against many Gram-positive, Gram-negative and anaerobic bacteria; Meropenem lacks activity against Enterococcus faecium, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia.
Meropenem (60 mg/kg; intraperitoneal injection; once; SD rats) treatment significantly reduces the incidence of pancreatic infection.
| Animal Model: | Male Sprague-Dawley rats (250-350 g) induced acute necrotizing pancreatitis |
| Dosage: | 60 mg/kg |
| Administration: | Intraperitoneal injection; once |
| Result: | Significantly reduced the incidence of pancreatic infection. |